Corinthians must give up new Balbuena loan

Corinthians fought hard for Balbuena to return to defend the club. The Paraguayan defender has a loan until June and must say goodbye at the end of the bond. In addition to the lack of money in the alvinegro’s coffers to enforce the purchase clause, the player’s recent failures and the drop in income changed the board’s idea of ​​seeking a new loan, as happened with midfielder Maicon, with a new bond until the end of the year. In addition to the defender, other players can leave in the middle of the year.

Balbuena belongs to Dinamo Moscow, with which he has a contract until 2025. To stay in Brazil, Corinthians would have to buy him outright, which is not in the plans. And the attempt to extend the loan seems increasingly out of the plans The Paraguayan failed in the defeat against São Bernardo and was “defended” by Fernando Lázaro. At the same time, he lost his place in the starting lineup to Bruno Méndez and, on Saturday, with another chance after the owners of the position had rested, he failed again, this time in a goal for Santo André.

The club does not hide that it intends to give more space to the young Caetano and Murilo to reduce the wage bill. Another player who lost a lot of space and the club is considering trying to terminate the contract before is the striker Júnior Moraes, who scored just one goal in more than a year at home. The bond runs until December. If the duo leaves, Corinthians saves R$ 1.3 million per month.

The Corinthian legal department is also working hard for Luan to leave before the second half. The attacking midfielder has been sidelined since the beginning of the year, when he was returned by Santos. He has a high salary (about BRL 800,000 a month) and a contract until December. Cantillo midfielder is also without prestige in the group and should be transferred to a Colombian club. Júnior has been trying to hire him since the end of the year.

The club works to reduce the payroll and, at the same time, receive new hires. Attacking midfielder Chrystian Barletta, from São Bernardo, has everything set and should arrive after Paulistão. Not even in the Copa do Brasil did he defend the ABC club at the request of Corinthians.

The board gave Fernando Lázaro carte blanche to define which players he should no longer count on. Balbuena already has youngsters for his vacancy, while Roni’s growth would make it easier for Cantillo to leave. Giovani and Pedrinho were promoted and would be options for the attack, with Barletta taking over from Luan.