Corinthians agree under-20 defender's release, keep part of rights | OneFootball

Early on Tuesday evening (16), Corinthians registered, in the Daily Information Bulletin (BID) of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the termination of center-back Yago Cândido’s contract, 19. His deal was set to expire on May 2, 2027. Central do Timão has learned that Alvinegro kept 20% of the player’s economic rights with an eye on a possible future sale.

Born in 2007, Yago was part of the list of 29 players no longer in Corinthians’ youth academy plans. As has happened with other departures, the development department, led by executive Erasmo Damiani, has been carrying out cost-cutting measures, releasing youngsters who had not been getting opportunities in the youth ranks while at the same time keeping a share of their economic rights.

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At the moment, coach William Batista has the following options for the position in the Under-20 team: Iago Machado, Lorenzo Correa, Pedro Paulo, Cauã Ribeiro, Levy Dias, and Yago Melo. The latter two were signed, with no transfer fees, from Flamengo after the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, as part of the scouting department’s work.

For Alvinegro, Yago Cândido made 29 appearances across the Under-17 and Under-20 categories, with 24 of them for the younger team and only five for the older one. During that period, he scored one goal. His last appearance in a Corinthians shirt came in September 2025, when the club from Parque São Jorge beat XV de Piracicaba away from home in the third round of the Paulista Under-20 Championship.

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