Corinthians still needs to work out contractual details with the player’s staff, but is very close to having Yuri Alberto as a new reinforcement
Corinthians and Yuri Alberto are very close to agreeing a loan agreement valid until June 2023. The São Paulo club will reach an agreement with the player mainly thanks to the new mechanism imposed by FIFA, which allows Russian and Ukrainian football players to suspend their contracts and settle with other players. teams due to the war in Ukraine.
In a press conference held this Friday, the 24th, the coach of zenith,Sergey Semak, has already confirmed that the Russian club will release Yuri Alberto and, most likely, the team will accept the proposal for a one-year loan. The forward started very well wearing the Russian team’s shirt, scoring six goals and distributing another three assists in 14 games played.
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Conversations between the Corinthians board and the player’s staff have flowed well and have intensified in recent days, when people connected to the player realized that a proposal from another European club (which was the striker’s priority) would not arrive. Now, the parties only need to align the last details to close the contract.
One of the issues that is still being discussed is the player’s salary. With the recent departure of Jo, Corinthians had a relief in its salary sheet, as well as the emergence of a shortage in the offensive sector, that’s why the invested by Yuri Alberto. However, the salary of the 21-year-old striker is higher than that of the former shirt 77 of Timão, which would increase the Corinthian sheet.
Despite this, according to information from “LANCE!”, the young striker would be willing to reduce his salary a little in relation to what he receives in Russian football to settle with the alvinegro. Thus, Yuri Alberto’s salary should be around R$ 1 million per month, the ceiling established by the São Paulo club.
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Source: sportbuzz

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