Corinthians gets confused and Flamengo could receive 500 thousand in fine for Hugo Souza - See

Corinthians ended up making a mistake in negotiating the purchase of goalkeeper Hugo Souza from Flamengoand now finds itself in a delicate situation. According to information released, the São Paulo club believed it could make the purchase of the player official from today, but the amount can only be passed on to Flamengo on the 10th. The situation was confirmed by Augusto Melo, director of Timão.

With this, so that Hugo Souza can enter the field in the next match, Corinthians will need to pay a fine of R$500,000, the amount stipulated in the contract for situations like this. This fine is necessary because, without confirmation of payment, the player still formally belongs to Flamengo and, according to the regulations, could not play for another team until the process is officially completed.

Augusto Melo explained the confusion when asked about the subject. He stated that the club had actually interpreted that today's date would mark the beginning of the period in which the purchase could be made. “We thought that from today we could finalize the purchase, but we were informed that only from the 10th can payment be transferred to Flamengo”, clarified the director.

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The mistake can cost Timão dearly, who will now have to evaluate whether to pay the fine to use Hugo Souza in the next game or wait until the payment date is available to avoid this additional expense. The situation took the fans and the club's management by surprise, who did not expect this setback in the negotiations.

The negotiation of< href="https://www.sofascore.com/pt/jante/hugo-souza/950454" target="_blank"> Hugo Souza involves considerable amounts and was being conducted smoothly by the parties involved. However, this error of interpretation puts Corinthians in a dilemma. On the one hand, the team's coach wants to have the goalkeeper as soon as possible, as he is training with the squad and ready to debut. On the other hand, there is the financial issue, as the payment of R$500,000 is significant and could be avoided with a little more attention to the details of the contract.

In addition, the situation also raises doubts about the conduct of negotiations by the Corinthians football department. Confusion surrounding the payment date may indicate flaws in internal communication and in the guidance given to those responsible for the transactions. For Flamengo, however, the issue is simple: without payment or a compensatory fine, the goalkeeper remains linked to the Rio club and cannot play for Corinthians.