O Corinthians is again in search of hiring the attacker Michael, currently in the Al-HilalFrom Saudi Arabia. The São Paulo club faces fierce competition from Cruise and Flamengo, who also showed interest in the player.
28-year-old Michael has an agreement to terminate his contract with the Al-Hilal, which is valid until half of 2025. The termination must take place after the Arab Supercup, with an end scheduled for August 17. O Corinthians, however, is willing to pay a financial compensation to the Saudi club, using funding from Lucky Sports sponsor, who made available R$ 57 million for hiring.
The Board of Corinthians he had already tried to bring Michael into other transfer windows, but faced difficulties due to the interest of Flamengo, who came to have a verbal agreement to repatriate the player. Today, the situation is more favorable to Timão, as the Al-Hilal You need to clear space for Neymar's inscription, which involves Michael's departure due to the limit of foreigners in the cast.
Michael stood out in Flamengo, where he competed 105 games, scoring 23 goals and giving 14 assists. No Al-Hilal, he continued to demonstrate his ability, with 22 goals and 22 assists in 108 matches. Revealed by Goiania’s Monte Cristo, Michael gained national notoriety by Goiás, where he was team gunner in the series The 2019 with 16 goals.
Besides Michael, the Corinthians He also has an eye on Ecuadorean attacker Gonzalo Plata, currently at Qatar's Al-Sadd. In this window, the club has already announced the hiring of goalkeeper Hugo Souza, defender André Ramalho and steering wheel Alex Santana and Charles.
