After giving up on signing Gabigol, Corinthians scoured the market for options, in a hurry to finalize the squad; see situation
The withdrawal of Corinthians in the search for Gabigol It’s the end of a soap opera that could be extended for a few weeks, and it’s exactly one of the reasons why the decision was made. In this way, the club’s board of directors looks for new alternatives, and would already have conversations with possible targets for hiring.
According to the new president, Augusto Melothe conversation with Mano Menezes After his election, he began to define some of the highest priority positions to reinforce in the squad. So far, the club has already announced a left-back, a midfielder and a midfielder, but it should also announce a defender and another left-handed full-back at any time.
Furthermore, other positions are monitored in the market to make a possible investment, but the priorities at the moment are in the attack. An option to fight for position with Yuri Albertoand a player on the edge of the field are the targets at the moment, although the right-back is also a point of attention.
The expectation is to finish assembling the squad as quickly as possible, in order not to hinder the team’s preparation in the pre-season, which starts next Sunday, the 7th. The team will have two weeks of training before starting the official competitions, which will be the Campeonato Paulista, on the 21st.
So far, the players already announced, who were mentioned previously are the steering wheel Ranielethe side Diego Palacios and the midfielder Rodrigo Garro. In addition to them, the Ecuadorian defender Felix Torres and the left-back, Hugoare also closed and should be announced in the coming days.
Rodrigo Garro and family coming to Brazil.
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