When Memphis Depay is due back in Brazil to seal Corinthians renewal | OneFootball

Memphis Depay, Corinthians forward, is expected to return to São Paulo this Wednesday (29) to finalize the last details of his contract renewal with Corinthians. The information was first reported by journalist Raul Moura of CNN Brasil. His current deal expires next Friday (31). The new agreement, in turn, will be valid for two seasons, that is, until mid-2028.

The club’s debt of just over R$40 million to the Dutchman, related to bonuses for targets reached in the current contract, should be spread out in installments during the new deal, which is close to being signed. At the moment, Timão’s No. 10 is on vacation after playing in the World Cup with the Netherlands national team, which was eliminated in the round of 32 against Morocco on penalties.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Before signing the new contract, the forward is expected to undergo a series of medical examinations. Even while on break, the player has been keeping himself physically fit, as he has been training with Diego Pereira, Corinthians’ fitness coach between July 2024 and April 2025, who worked with the athlete during part of his time at Parque São Jorge. The professional is currently without a club after being dismissed by Internacional in early July.

To remain at Corinthians, Memphis had to lower his salary demands and readjust to the club’s financial reality. In recent weeks, both sides exchanged different proposals until reaching terms closer to a consensus. In the most recent offer presented by the Dutchman, part of the compensation would be linked to commercial activities developed in partnership with Corinthians. The proposal also includes performance bonuses at amounts lower than those established in the previous contract.

It is worth noting that, even with three active transfer bans — two from FIFA and one from the CBF — Corinthians can register the player’s new contract, since this is not a signing but rather an extension of his current deal. Corinthians’ board, as previously reported by Meu Timão, understood that the player could only report back to CT Dr. Joaquim Grava after a decision regarding his renewal.

While sorting out his future, Corinthians continue preparing for their upcoming matches. Next Thursday (30), Alvinegro return to the pitch at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) to face Athletico-PR at Neo Química Arena in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. At the moment, Timão sit ninth with 28 points — seven wins, seven draws and six defeats — with 22 goals scored and 20 conceded.

In August, Fernando Diniz’s side will take the field in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and the Conmebol Libertadores, against Internacional and Rosario Central-ARG, respectively.

Memphis Depay at the World Cup

In three matches at the biggest national-team tournament in the world (all coming off the bench), he recorded one assist and 51 minutes on the field — Japan (2-2 – 20 minutes), Sweden (5-1 – 18 minutes played and one assist), and Tunisia (3-1 – 13 minutes played). In the match that resulted in the Netherlands’ elimination, the No. 10 did not even come off the bench for Ronald Koeman’s team.

Memphis Depay’s current form

Corinthians’ No. 10 is having a season below expectations. In 14 games for Timão in 2026 (11 as a starter), he has one goal and one assist. Between late March and the end of May, Memphis was sidelined as he recovered from a grade 2 muscle injury suffered in a match against Flamengo in Itaquera, in the eighth round of the Brasileirão.

Between the injury diagnosis and the start of the World Cup, Memphis Depay played in only two matches for Corinthians, one coming off the bench (Atlético-MG – Brasileirão) and the other as a starter (Platense-ARG – Conmebol Libertadores), but he was substituted by Fernando Diniz at halftime.

Memphis Depay’s numbers for Corinthians

Signed in September 2024 after not having his contract renewed by Atlético de Madrid of Spain, Memphis Depay arrived at Corinthians and immediately played a key role in the team’s surge in the previous Brazilian Championship edition (from the relegation zone to the Libertadores preliminary rounds), scoring seven goals and providing one assist in 11 matches in the national competition.

Last season and at the start of this one, he was decisive in winning the Campeonato Paulista (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025), and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), totaling two assists in those finals and playing an important role in the earlier knockout rounds. Wearing the Corinthians shirt, he has 20 goals and 15 assists in 79 matches — 40 wins, 18 draws and 21 defeats — a 58.23% success rate.

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