Corinthians sell lunch to buy dinner for Yuri Alberto – 12/26/2022

Do you know the expression “sell lunch to buy dinner”? He is working out the negotiations that Corinthians are about to announce to secure the acquisition of Yuri Alberto, who is on loan from Zenit.
Alvinegro uses Robert Renan and Du Queiroz, who are formed in their primary categories as bargaining chips in the process.
Renan, aged 19, is seen at Parque São Jorge as one of the main revelations for Corinthians’ base in recent years.
At the end of the 2022 season, Vitor Pereira promoted the rotation between Balbuena and Gil, making room for the young defender.
The jewel from the Corinthian Rule lived up to expectations, demonstrating regularity, technique and safety. It was no coincidence that only the defender was praised in the football section.
The inclusion of Renan as a bargaining chip gets more attention than de Queiroz joining the deal, but the midfielder is also appreciated by the club. At his best, the 22-year-old midfielder has shown a good ability to support the offense, as well as perform well in the defensive role.
At a financially healthy club, there is no rush to sell homegrown talent. They are put to play, giving the sport a return, and later, a financial return with a good sale. In this scenario, the use of promising young people as a bargaining chip is not taken into account. Those who usually get into this type of operation are untapped players.
But Corinthians is not very healthy financially. It has a debt of R$945.5 million, not counting what it has to pay to build its stadium.
Thus, it would be impossible to pay only cash for the rights to Yuri Alberto. The Russians will not accept players leaning against a possible exchange.
Of course they will try to preserve what is so promising about Alfingro. The one who bears this name is Robert.
The Corinthians board of directors can use as an argument to justify the negotiations the fact that the club has only 55% of the defender’s economic rights. That is, if it was sold for a huge sum in the future, the Corinthians would not keep all the value.
But this situation is also a reflection of Alfinegra’s financial difficulties. If the accounts were balanced, Corinthians could have secured a higher percentage of the athlete even before he made it to the professional team. Regarding Du, the club owns 90% of the rights.
Corinthians does not speak of negotiations. There are still unknown points in the deal, such as whether Corinthians’ money will be involved and whether the clubs will keep percentages in the rights of the exchanged athletes.
Of course, ensuring the longevity of Yuri Alberto is very important to Corinthians. The striker gave the team great attacking power. Yuri is 21 years old and can give the club a sporting and financial return.
Undoubtedly, her permanence is good news for Vial. The problem is that it comes with bad news, the departure of two players who will be important in 2023. The worst piece of information is the loss of Robert, a defender who is not on base every day.