Corinthians await big-money bid from Italian giants for André Luiz | OneFootball

Corinthians may receive an official offer from Juventus for André Luiz in the coming days. The 20-year-old defensive midfielder is one of the Italian club’s targets, which is expected to formalize a bid to Parque São Jorge later this week, according to information first reported by Meu Timão.

The deal would include €18 million in fixed fees, an amount equivalent to approximately R$105 million, plus another €4 million in bonuses tied to performance targets. The additional amount represents around R$23.5 million.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

Corinthians owns 70% of the player’s economic rights and is following the talks with optimism. The possible sale has become even more important given the club’s current financial situation, as it is presently facing three transfer bans — two imposed by FIFA and one by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

In addition, the board has already determined that it will be necessary to sell at least one player during the mid-year transfer window. In that context, André Luiz appears as one of the players who could leave the squad.

The midfielder is also among coach Luciano Spalletti’s requests to strengthen Juventus. Interest in the player did not begin under the current Italian football administration: the previous management was already monitoring him, and the department’s new executive, Frederic Massara, decided to keep the talks going.

André Luiz’s possible transfer to Juventus is not linked to the negotiations involving Arthur. The midfielder is also of interest to Corinthians, but the two talks are separate and are not part of the same deal.

Juventus had already shown interest in the player before. At the start of the season, the Italian club even submitted an offer for the defensive midfielder, but the deal ultimately did not go through. Before that, André Luiz had also come close to joining another Italian giant. AC Milan submitted an offer of €15 million fixed, approximately R$90 million, plus an additional €2 million in bonuses, equivalent to around R$12 million.

The agreement with the Rossoneri club also provided for Corinthians to retain 20% of the capital gain in any future sale. In practice, that percentage would apply to the profit made by Milan in a later transfer of the player.

The negotiations, however, faced strong resistance from supporters and also drew public criticism from then-head coach Dorival Júnior. Given the negative reaction, the board led by president Osmar Stabile chose to halt the talks and rejected Milan’s offer.

Since making his debut for Corinthians’ first team, André Luiz has played 42 matches, starting 27 of them. During that period, he took part in 17 wins, 15 draws, and ten losses, in addition to scoring seven goals. The midfielder was also part of the squads that won the Copa do Brasil and the Supercopa Rei.

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