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Corinthians continues to protect its gems from market interest. This Thursday, Timão signed a contract addendum with the young forward Guilherme Arsilla Bom, known as Gui Bom, from the under-17 squad. The 17-year-old is considered one of the main jewels of the club’s youth academy.

A contract addendum is not necessarily a contract renewal. This move simply allows clauses to be added or modified in the original document, as was the case with Corinthians, who agreed to a salary increase for Gui Bom.

The information about the young player’s contract addendum was first reported by Itatiaia and confirmed by Gazeta Esportiva.

(Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Agência Corinthians)

According to reports, the duration of Gui Bom’s contract with Timão remains unchanged, lasting until November 2027. The main change in the agreement concerns the value of the release clauses for both the domestic and international markets.

Corinthians increased Gui Bom’s release clause for the international market, which was set at 100 million euros (about R$ 620.7 million at the current exchange rate). The release clause for domestic clubs has also been increased.

The report also learned that the youngster Guga Bom, Gui Bom’s brother, signed his first development contract with Corinthians. The boy plays as an attacking midfielder for Timão’s under-14 team.

Gui Bom stands out, but is recovering from injury

Although he has not played since July due to a serious injury, Gui Bom is one of the main standouts in Corinthians’ youth system this season. The youngster has 14 games and 11 goals for the under-17s, as well as five matches and one goal for the under-20 team.

The forward is recovering from a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, suffered during a 4-2 win over Botafogo in the league for his age group. The club’s medical department ruled out surgery. The youngster, therefore, is undergoing conservative treatment.

Management protects itself with addendums

In August this year, Corinthians began the process of signing addendums with the main standouts from its youth teams. One of the youngsters who received a salary increase was forward Gui Amorim, a gem from the under-17s. The young player has a contract with Timão until the end of July 2027.

Since the controversial departure of Kauê Furquim to Bahia, Corinthians’ management has accelerated the process of increasing the value of contracts for youth players. Recently, the club celebrated addendums with defenders Iago Machado, Cauã Ribeiro, and Pedro Paulo, midfielder Pedro Thomas, and fullbacks Lucca Vaz and Gustavo Sales.

Corinthians’ youth system, in fact, is highly regarded by coach Dorival Júnior. Faced with a high number of absences, the coach has relied on youngsters like Gui Negão, Dieguinho, André Luiz, Kayke, and others. Other young players have also been called up to train with the first team, such as Thomas Lisboa, Gui Amorim, Miguel Moscardo, João Vitor Jacaré, Rodrigão, and more.

Jacaré and Rodrigão in first team training last Tuesday (Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians)

Restructuring in the youth system

Corinthians has been undergoing a deep restructuring of its youth categories since Stabile took over as club president. Alex Brasil, the youth executive, was dismissed and replaced by Erasmo Damiani. There were also changes in the coaching staff of the under-17 and under-20 teams, with the departures of Raphael Laruccia and Orlando Ribeiro, and the arrivals of Guilherme Nascimento and William Baptista.

Early in Stabile’s administration, Corinthians released a number of players signed during Augusto Melo’s term and made several changes among the department’s leadership. In addition, in recent days, management also dismissed three employees from the youth categories. The dismissals were reportedly motivated by cost reduction.

“We have the under-20 squad assembled, the team is working normally. What we have prepared is to win the Copinha again. There’s no problem at all. The entire restructuring of the youth football department is being carried out. The whole team, we have under-20, under-17, under-15 as usual. The restructuring was really because the department was bloated and we had to downsize. There’s no problem at all, it’s within the script and within what was pre-established,” said Stabile at the Copinha launch event.

Last Thursday, Corinthians also released about 50 players from the under-12 and under-13 categories, according to information initially published by ge and confirmed by the report. The measure was adopted to reduce the size of the youth system and make room for new prospects.

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