Corinthians: close to losing João Victor, former defender returns to the radar

Corinthians had been wanting the player back in their squad for a long time, and with the possibility of selling João Victor, the deal could come out

O Corinthians already set up a plan B in case you really lose john victor in the mid-year transfer window. An old dream of the São Paulo club, the Paraguayan defender Fabian Balbuena might be back! Currently defending the dynamo moscowfrom Russia, the defender passed through Alvinegro between 2016 and 2018, taking two Paulistões and a Brasileirão.

According to information published by the journalist Jorge Nicola, the authorization given by FIFA for athletes who work in Russian and Ukrainian football to sign provisional contracts with other clubs until June 2023, due to the war, would be encouraging the board of the Corinthiansbut not everything is rosy in that sense.

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That’s because the site “LANCE!” indicates that the monitoring for hiring the defender would still be in an initial phase, not to mention that Balbuena’s salary standard at this moment would be seen as high for Corinthians’ current standards, which ends up being a major obstacle if both parties really want to. sign the agreement.

In view of this, behind the scenes at Corinthians, the understanding would be that Fabián Balbuena is a player who, if hired, would arrive in the squad to quickly assume a starting position at Timão, in addition to the main fact that he has a profile that the coach Victor Pereira likes to work a lot.

Corinthians may have defender Balbuena back (Credit: GettyImages)

old dream

In June 2021, Balbuena ended the relationship he had with the Hest Ham, and was free at Mercado da Bola to sign with any club of his choice. Former Corinthians player, the athlete received the affection of the London team’s fans on social networks, but he also faced harassment from Alvinegros fans asking for his return.

Balbuena has been in West Ham’s squad since the 2018/19 season. The defender’s contract with the club was valid only until the 30th of June, but ended by both sides. For the team, the Paraguayan defender took the field in 72 games and scored three goals before agreeing his transfer to Dinamo Moscow.


Source: sportbuzz

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