Corinthians settle debt with Shakhtar over Maycon loan | OneFootball

After being sentenced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last week, Corinthians made a payment of R$ 5.4 million to Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine this Tuesday (31), settling the matter with the Ukrainians over a debt related to the loan of defensive midfielder Maycon, which began in 2022 and who now plays for Atlético-MG. The information was first reported by ge.globo and confirmed by Central do Timão.

From the time of notification, Corinthians had 45 days to pay the debt. Had it failed to do so, it could have faced another transfer ban, a situation it experienced throughout the entire second half of last year, extending until the first week of January 2026. On the other hand, as previously reported by Central do Timão, Shakhtar also had a debt of approximately R$ 2.4 million with Corinthians from the purchase of attacking midfielder Pedrinho in 2021 from Benfica of Portugal.

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Thus, Corinthians’ board deducted this amount from the total debt to the Ukrainians, estimated at R$ 7.8 million. As Pedrinho’s training club, the club from Parque São Jorge was entitled to 5% of the deal between the European clubs, which would amount to 900,000 euros, since the deal was closed at 18 million euros. 

According to Meu Timão, Corinthians will also receive 130,000 euros in August (around R$ 780,000), referring to part of FIFA’s solidarity mechanism from the purchase of the player, who belonged to Benfica, by Shakhtar Donetsk in the aforementioned year. In its ruling, CAS alleged that Alvinegro breached Article 12 of FIFA’s RSTP (Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players).

Alvinegro was ordered to pay 1 million euros, plus a 75,000-euro fine and 45,000 euros for violating FIFA’s articles. The Court ruled that Corinthians needed to pay a rate of 10% per year, counted from 2023 onward. Developed in Corinthians’ youth academy and winner of the Copinha in 2015, Maycon had two spells with the professional team of the Parque São Jorge club (2016-2018 and 2022-2025).

In total, he recorded 18 goals and 16 assists in 247 matches (187 as a starter), with 117 wins, 68 draws and 62 losses – a 56.5% success rate. In addition, he won five titles: the Campeonato Paulista (2017, 2018 and 2025), the Brasileirão (2017) and the Copa do Brasil (2025). At the end of 2025, his loan/contract with Alvinegro was not renewed, and he was sold by the Ukrainians to Atlético-MG at the start of this season.

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