Corinthians hit with another transfer ban for debt in CBF court

Corinthians has been hit with another transfer ban – now national – due to delayed payment of their installment at CNRD (CBF court) to Cuiabá. The club is prohibited from registering players for six months or until the debt is settled. The São Paulo-based club stated in a note that it will make the payment today and will then request a reconsideration of CNRD’s decision. “Sport Club Corinthians Paulista informs that it receives with surprise the promptness of CNRD’s decision and clarifies that it will make the payment still on this Monday (20) to then request a reconsideration of the decision,” the club’s note sent to UOL reads. Prior to this, the black-and-white club had already faced a transfer ban in FIFA’s court due to the debt with Santos Laguna regarding the purchase of Felix Torres. With ongoing issues, Corinthians had accumulated national debts from signings. CNRD established a collective payment plan of a total of R$76 million over six years. There were installments to be paid from mid-year. The second installment for midfielder Raniele’s signing had to be paid on October 17, but it wasn’t settled. As a result, CNRD imposed a six-month transfer ban. The main creditor in the collective plan is Cuiabá, which did not receive the payment for Raniele. “Corinthians should never have been in the first division using players they didn’t pay for. Corinthians owes over 100 million in FIFA. There is this collective plan in CNRD. These are players who are earning points for them. They bought and didn’t pay. What Corinthians is doing in Serie A? They should have been relegated by CBF or FIFA. What they’re doing is absurd,” said Cristiano Dresch, president of Cuiabá.