Corinthians settle dispute with Santos Laguna, await FIFA transfer ban lift

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·8 janvier 2026

Corinthians settle dispute with Santos Laguna, await FIFA transfer ban lift

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

Throughout this Thursday (8th), Corinthians made a payment of R$ 41.6 million – including taxes – to Santos Laguna, from Mexico, regarding a debt for the signing of Ecuadorian defender Félix Torres, in January 2024. Thus, the Alvinegro awaits the lifting of the transfer ban by FIFA to register new players.

The information was initially disclosed by journalist Samir Carvalho, from Canal Café do Setorista and confirmed by the Central do Timão. Corinthians had been prevented from signing and registering potential new reinforcements since August 12, almost five months ago, when their appeal was denied by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and they were ordered to pay just over US$ 6.145 million (approximately R$ 33.4 million) for the purchase of the mentioned player.

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This week, it is also worth noting that Corinthians made an early payment of the third installment to the National Dispute Resolution Chamber (CNRD), a body of the CNRD that seeks to resolve conflicts between athletes, clubs, and entrepreneurs, in the amount of R$ 7.2 million. The due date was scheduled for the next Saturday (17th). With this, the Alvinegro also lifted the punishment from the CBF, after being charged by the CNRD for greater commitment to its obligations following the delay of the first two installments.

The biggest creditor of Corinthians in the CNRD is Cuiabá, which has R$ 18 million to receive regarding a debt for the signing of midfielder Raniele, in January 2024. Therefore, Corinthians is now looking to speed up negotiations to strengthen the squad and is expected to announce the first reinforcement in the coming days. This is the Brazilian defender Gabriel Paulista, 35 years old, who had been with Besiktas, Turkey, for two years. Additionally, the club has other movements in the transfer market – click here to check.

Possible other sanctions

After resolving the issue with Santos Laguna, Corinthians still has other cases at FIFA being analyzed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that could result in other sanctions. These include: 1 million euros (R$ 6.5 million) from a debt with Shakhtar Donetsk-UCA, regarding the recent loans of midfielder Maycon, about to be announced at Atlético-MG.

The R$ 8 million for the signing of midfielder José Martínez, in mid-2024, from Philadelphia Union, USA. Added to this is also R$ 6.26 million with Midtjylland, Denmark, for the purchase of midfielder Charles, during mid-2024, plus another R$ 32 million for the acquisition of midfielder Rodrigo Garro from Talleres, Argentina, two years ago.

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