Talleres-ARG president sets Corinthians deadline over Garro debt | OneFootball

Andrés Fassi, president of Talleres of Argentina, gave an interview to ESPN Brasil and set June 12 as the final deadline for Corinthians to pay US$7 million (approximately R$35.66 million) to the Argentine club regarding the debt from the signing of midfielder Rodrigo Garro in January 2024.

If the payment is not made, the president said he will take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and does not intend to extend the deadline again: “We are waiting for them to pay by June 12. That is the deadline we will wait until to receive payment. If they do not pay, Talleres will go to CAS so that the punishment is enforced. They (Corinthians) are convinced that they will pay us before then. We will wait until that day,” he said.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Initially, the payment deadline was set for early May, but the transfer ultimately did not happen, and negotiations stalled due to bureaucratic issues that ended up interfering with the financial operation needed to settle the matter. Central do Timão had even reported that Alvinegro had secured a loan from the company Outfield to help pay off the debt.

The plan was for the debt to be settled by May 30, but that also did not happen, and the obstacles remained. In February 2025, FIFA’s Arbitration Court (CAS) ordered Corinthians to pay US$3.6 million (R$18.7 million at the time). The amount rose to R$40 million due to interest and fees.

At the time, Corinthians was chaired by Augusto Melo, who did not respond to the demands from the Argentine club’s board, which ended up straining the relationship between the two boards. After his removal, Osmar Stabile took over the club’s administration and resumed talks with Talleres, traveling in person to Argentina to seek a resolution to the outstanding issue.

Back in April, the current Corinthians president had revealed that the Advisory Council (CORI) had approved the debt payment plan. It is worth noting that the club from Parque São Jorge has other pending cases at FIFA over debts related to the signings of defensive midfielders José Martínez and Charles from Philadelphia Union of the United States and Midtjylland of Denmark, respectively, in addition to the non-payment of the loan deal for forward Talles Magno, who belongs to New York City, also from the United States.

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