Fortaleza SAF confirm Marcelo Paz leaving for Corinthians | OneFootball

The president of the Board of Directors of SAF Fortaleza, Fabiano Barreira, officially confirmed this Saturday (27) the departure of Marcelo Paz from the Ceará club. In a public statement, the director informed that Paz will take on a new professional challenge at Corinthians. According to journalist Pedro Ramiro, the professional has already signed a contract to assume the position of football executive at the alvinegro club, which was seeking a replacement for Fabinho Soldado.

According to Barreira, the Fortaleza management worked from the beginning to try to keep Marcelo Paz in charge of the project, even with an initial scenario where his stay was aligned. However, during the discussions, there was a change in the personal and professional decision of the director, which led the club to respect his choice and not create obstacles for his departure.

The president of the SAF Tricolor Council also made a point of highlighting the legacy left by Paz, classifying him as one of the greatest presidents in the history of Fortaleza, and emphasized that his management was crucial for the club's modernization process, the strengthening of administrative organization, and the national prominence achieved by Leão do Pici in recent years.

In addition to Fortaleza's official statement, Marcelo Paz himself spoke out. The professional published an open farewell letter, in which he thanked the club, employees, athletes, fans, and partners for the years of coexistence and collective construction. In the text, Paz highlighted the pride for the trajectory built at Fortaleza and for the path traveled until the club's consolidation among the protagonists of Brazilian football.

Before finalizing with Marcelo Paz, Corinthians approached Paulinho, an idol of the club and currently a member of Mirassol's management, and even advanced in negotiations with Bruno Spindel. However, the former Flamengo director published a note informing the end of negotiations with Timão due to the lack of contractual formalization, despite the terms between the parties already being previously agreed upon.

Marcelo Paz's name gained strength behind the scenes at alvinegro precisely after Spindel's note was published, although he had already been considered by Timão before. In June 2024, during Augusto Melo's management, Paz even published an official note informing the refusal of the proposal received to assume the position of CEO at Corinthians.

The club has not yet officially confirmed the hiring of the professional. Meanwhile, the Corinthians board is evaluating the possibility of incorporating a former player into the football core that should be led by Marcelo Paz. The idea will still be discussed with the imminent new executive of the club. In this context, the name of former goalkeeper Julio César, currently the technical coordinator of Red Bull Bragantino, is well evaluated internally, but any decisions on the matter should be made at the beginning of the year. The information is from journalist Luis Fabiani, from Rádio Bandeirantes.

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