Corinthians lose CAS case, must pay Shakhtar R$7.2m | OneFootball

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that Corinthians must pay just over R$ 7.2 million to Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine in relation to midfielder Maycon’s loan deal, signed in December 2022.

The decision was published by the body on March 10 of this year and cannot be appealed. As a result, a 45-day deadline was set for the São Paulo club to settle the debt. Otherwise, Corinthians could face a new transfer ban imposed by FIFA.

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In practice, this means that if it does not comply with the ruling, the club will be barred from registering new players. It is worth remembering that last season Timão already faced this situation for a few months, ending 2025 with only two signings: full-back Angileri and forward Vitinho.

According to CAS, Corinthians failed to comply with the agreement made with the Ukrainian club. As a result, it was ordered to pay 1 million euros, in addition to a 75,000-euro fine and another 45,000 euros for violating FIFA regulations. The ruling also includes 10% annual interest, counted from 2023. With all charges added together, the total amount of the penalty is around R$ 7.2 million.

Central do Timão has learned that Shakhtar Donetsk still owes Corinthians 500,000 euros from the signing of attacking midfielder Pedrinho, who had initially been transferred to Benfica of Portugal and was later sold to the Ukrainian club.

Due to the training club clause, Timão was entitled to 5% of the deal between the European clubs, which would amount to 900,000 euros, since the transfer was completed for 18 million euros. As a result, Alvinegro is trying to use Shakhtar’s debt to offset part of the amount required by the CAS ruling, which would lead the club to pay 700,000 euros (around R$ 4.2 million at the current exchange rate) to settle the matter and avoid a transfer ban.

In addition to this case involving Maycon, Corinthians also has another outstanding issue related to the signing of midfielder Rodrigo Garro from Talleres of Argentina. The black-and-white club’s board has even held in-person meetings with the president of the Argentine club in an effort to resolve the matter, but no conclusion has yet been reached.

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