Gabriel Caipira released by Corinthians, weighs up career offers | OneFootball

Gabriel Caipira’s future is likely to be away from Corinthians. After the end of his loan spell at Betim, the right-back will return to Parque São Jorge only to see out the final months of his contract while awaiting a decision on his next destination. According to the player himself, the club’s board informed him that he is not part of the plans for the rest of the season.

In an interview with TMC, the defender revealed that the expectation is for him to report back to the club, but without being integrated into the main squad, remaining in training until a deal is completed.

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Before commenting on the possibilities for the future, Gabriel Caipira explained how he received Corinthians’ position regarding his situation.

“From what they told me, I don’t think they’re going to use me. The squad is already set. From what I understood, I’m supposed to report back, but train separately until they find a deal. If Corinthians gave me the opportunity to stay, I’d want to renew and continue. I wanted to make that debut, to have the experience of playing at the Arena. But I don’t know if that will happen.”

The player’s contract with Corinthians runs until the end of December. Developed in the club’s youth academy, he captained the Under-20 team and began 2026 without playing in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior due to a stress fracture in his tibia. After aging out of the youth ranks, he was loaned to Betim to gain minutes in professional football.

For the Minas Gerais side, he played in 12 matches, 11 of them in Brazil’s Serie D. Betim’s elimination by CSA brought the club’s participation in the competition to an end and also marked the end of the full-back’s loan spell.

While awaiting a decision, the player’s staff are already in talks with interested clubs. According to Gabriel Caipira, LDU of Ecuador is among the teams monitoring his situation, along with clubs from Portugal, Belgium, and Brazil’s Serie B.

The full-back also said that Corinthians should not make a potential permanent transfer difficult and also sees the possibility of another loan move.

“If something permanent comes up, they’ll make it easier just to keep a percentage (of the economic rights). If there’s a loan move, they’ll do the same as they did with Betim, where Corinthians paid 100% of my salary.”

He then commented on how negotiations stand at the moment and stressed that he has not yet received an official offer.

“So far, just talks. There was LDU from Ecuador, a couple (of clubs) from Portugal and Belgium. Here in Brazil, some from Serie B. Since the window opened this month, we’re still waiting to see what concrete offers come in.”

Coming through at Corinthians, Gabriel Caipira is part of the same generation of players as Breno Bidon, Gabriel Moscardo, and Wesley. With no space in the professional squad, the full-back is now waiting for his future to be decided so he can continue his career away from Parque São Jorge.

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