Corinthians settle overdue May image rights with the squad | OneFootball

Late this Monday afternoon (20), Corinthians paid the image rights for the month of May that were overdue with the current squad. The information was initially reported by Meu Timão and confirmed by Central do Timão. As previously reported, the board expected to settle the payments precisely this Monday, amid the serious financial crisis faced by the club, which has a debt of R$ 2.7 billion.

Next week, Corinthians’ board plans to pay the image rights for the month of June, which were due precisely this Monday. Image rights make up the largest portion of the players’ monthly pay. The priority of the board led by Osmar Stabile is to settle the debts with the squad before turning its attention to pending issues such as the three transfer bans – two at FIFA and one at the CBF’s National Chamber for Dispute Resolution (CNRD) – which together total R$ 17 million.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Over the last two months, Corinthians had also been dealing with delays regarding the squad’s payments. During May, the club paid the April payroll eight days later than scheduled. Last month, the May amounts were paid 20 days after the stipulated due date.

Last Saturday, Corinthians received its third transfer ban after failing to make the fifth quarterly payment to the CNRD, a body of the Brazilian Football Confederation that seeks to resolve conflicts between clubs, players and agents, in the amount of R$ 8 million. The first restriction on registering players, published on May 21, refers to the non-payment of a debt to Philadelphia Union, from the United States, for the signing of defensive midfielder José Martínez in mid-2024 – around R$ 7.7 million.

The second transfer ban came for failing to pay a fine of 225 thousand dollars (around R$ 1.16 million) for not meeting financial obligations linked to the signings of defensive midfielders José Martínez (Philadelphia Union), Charles (Midtjylland, Denmark) and Talles Magno (on loan from New York City, United States).

Corinthians will return to the pitch next Thursday (23), at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), to face Remo at Neo Química Arena, in a match valid for the 19th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. At the moment, Timão sits in 12th place in the national competition – six wins, six draws and six losses – with 18 goals scored and 19 conceded. In addition, in this second half of the year, Alvinegro will face the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores against Internacional and Rosario Central-ARG, respectively.

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