Corinthians back off Portuguesa striker, set for no new signings | OneFootball

Corinthians backed off and decided to end negotiations with Portuguesa forward Renê. The club chose to stick to the financial restructuring plan put in place by the black-and-white board and, as a result, Timão is expected to close the exception transfer window without any new signings.

According to what the report learned, the club’s view is that moving forward in talks with Portuguesa would go against the season’s financial planning. Corinthians preferred to prioritize meeting the targets set in its financial restructuring and therefore ended the negotiations.

Timão was interested in the player, as Gazeta Esportiva reported last Thursday, and wanted to sign him on loan. However, Portuguesa was unlikely to release the player without financial compensation, as revealed by Itatiaia. The deal was therefore called off.

Corinthians also pulls out of Arthur Cabral deal

As reported by Gazeta Esportiva last Thursday, Corinthians also put an end to talks with Botafogo over striker Arthur Cabral. The Rio club demanded that Timão pay a transfer fee for the player, while the São Paulo side was prioritizing a loan move.

In addition, Corinthians did not want to cover 100% of the player’s salary, which is considered high under the club’s recently adopted financial standards. The black-and-white board even considered including forward Pedro Raul in the talks, but the deal did not progress, and the parties ended the negotiations.

The black-and-white club, therefore, is expected to finish the exception transfer window without any new signings. Corinthians has until 11:59 p.m. (Brasília time) this Friday to bring in players who had played in the state championships or who were free agents, but the club has not yet shown any signs of making new moves.

Corinthians’ next matches

Fluminense vs. Corinthians (ninth round of the Brazilian Championship) Date and time: 04/01 (Wednesday), 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

Corinthians vs. Internacional (tenth round of the Brazilian Championship) Date and time: 04/05 (Sunday), 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP)

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