Corinthians let academy full-back join a São Paulo interior club | OneFootball

Corinthians continues to make changes to its youth ranks and has released 18-year-old right-back Kaio Vinicius to Novorizontino. The player himself posted on his social media that he had signed a contract with the new club. Initially, he is expected to join the São Paulo countryside side’s Under-20 team. Central do Timão has learned that the player’s contract termination should be published in the Daily Information Bulletin (BID) between this Thursday and Friday.

In the deal, Alvinegro kept 10% of the player’s economic rights with a view to a future sale. His contract had been set to run until October 2027. The details of the transfer were first reported by João Molina’s profile on X, formerly Twitter, and confirmed by Central do Timão. Last year, as previously reported by the outlet, Timão had negotiated the signing of a contract addendum with the youngster.

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Kaio Vinicius was a starter for Corinthians’ Under-17 team, then coached by Raphael Laruccia, throughout the 2025 season and ended up losing space at the club after this year’s Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. At that level, he scored two goals in 31 matches — 18 wins, six draws, and seven losses — a 64.5% success rate. Central do Timão has learned that the player’s contract termination

After the biggest youth tournament in Brazil, Alvinegro began a restructuring process in its youth setup and had 29 players from the department training separately — Kaio Vinicius was one of them. Of that total, only Luis Paulo, Ygor Lessa, and Felipe Romio currently remain under contract with Timão, with the latter two recovering from injuries and, by law, unable to have their contracts terminated until the end of their recovery.

The move is part of the strategy of department executive Erasmo Damiani’s management, which has been releasing players who are not in the plans and have had little playing time in the youth ranks, while retaining part of their rights and, at the same time, reducing costs.

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