Osmar Stabile on Memphis extension and Corinthians' striker hunt | OneFootball

Last Wednesday (25), Corinthians president Osmar Stabile gave an interview after the elections at the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF), in which he provided an update on the club’s transfer market situation and also commented on the contract renewal of Dutch forward Memphis Depay, who is currently recovering from a right thigh injury.

Initially, the chairman commented on the possibility of Alvinegro signing striker Arthur Cabral, currently at Botafogo: “He was offered to Corinthians. We did a financial assessment to see whether Corinthians can sign him or not. He really was offered, I think Marcelo (Paz) even spoke about this matter.”

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“We are carrying out a critical financial analysis to see if we can pay the salary, because we made a commitment to financial restructuring, and that we would not add more fuel to the debt we have”, the president explained.

It is worth remembering that Corinthians is already working with a plan B in case Arthur Cabral’s signing does not go through. It is striker Renê, from Portuguesa, as first reported by Central do Timão. The exceptional transfer window for the domestic market officially closes this Friday (27), with the BID operating until 7 p.m. (Brasília time) for the registration of new contracts.

Osmar Stabile also commented on the possibility of renewing Memphis Depay’s contract and stated that he is already looking for partners to make the deal financially viable.

“We are trying to find partners so that we can keep Memphis playing for our team, obviously. Any team here in Brazil, or outside Brazil, would like to have him. We are making a great effort so that we can get one to help pay. To help pay or pay 100%”, the chairman concluded.

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