And the transfer ban? Corinthians prioritizes other expenses and postpones payment

The Corinthians board, led by Osmar Stabile, does not currently treat the transfer ban imposed by FIFA as a priority. The club was ordered to pay US$1.425 million (R$7.135 million) to the Philadelphia Union, from the United States, in addition to a fine of US$75 thousand (R$375.5 thousand), for hiring midfielder José Martínez.

Itatiaia found that the current management prioritizes other financial obligations. Among them is the dispute with Talleres-ARG regarding the signing of midfielder Rodrigo Garro, which the board intends to resolve in the coming days.

Timão needs to pay more than R$42 million to pay off its debt with the Argentine club and avoid a new transfer ban. Sources interviewed by the report treat the case as forward and state that only "bureaucratic details" prevent the completion of the operation.

Itatiaia also heard that Corinthians is not working with an immediate deadline to pay off the debt with the Philadelphia Union, but considers the opening of the next transfer window as a limit to resolve the issue.

Internally, there is an understanding that the club will have to negotiate players during the break for the World Cup, which will require replacements for the squad.

Amid financial difficulties, Corinthians has resorted to loans from companies to fulfill part of its commitments.

Possible new transfer ban
Timão, it is worth remembering, was also condemned by FIFA and CAS for signing midfielder Charles, who arrived in 2024 from Midtjylland, in Denmark. In this case, the debt is 1 million euros (R$5.8 million), in addition to a fine of US$60,000 (R$300,000).

The Brazilian club has not yet been notified about a new impediment to registering athletes.

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Source: CNN