LUCA MACHADOSÃO PAULO, SP (UOL/FOLHAPRESS) - Memphis Depay is no longer a Corinthians player. After long negotiations to renew his contract, the soap opera ended this Tuesday (11) with the São Paulo club announcing the end of negotiations for financial reasons. The striker ends his time at black and white with three titles and a "discreet" last year.
Memphis leaves Corinthians with 3 cups, 20 goals and discreet 2026
LUCA MACHADOSÃO PAULO, SP (UOL/FOLHAPRESS) - Memphis Depay is no longer a Corinthians player. After long negotiations to renew his contract, the soap opera ended this Tuesday (11) with the São Paulo club announcing the end of negotiations...
BOWS AND FINAL NUMBERS The Dutchman played his first game for Corinthians in September 2024, almost two years ago. In the final quarter of that year, Memphis scored seven times and distributed four assists over 14 matches, helping the team escape relegation in the Brazilian Championship.
- The striker won the Campeonato Paulista title, with a victory over rival Palmeiras in the final, and also led Corinthians to the final of the Copa do Brasil.
- Memphis, in fact, scored the title goal against Vasco.
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BOWS AND FINAL NUMBERS
The Dutchman played his first game for Corinthians in September 2024, almost two years ago. In the final quarter of that year, Memphis scored seven times and distributed four assists over 14 matches, helping the team escape relegation in the Brazilian Championship.
The following year, the titles appeared. The striker won the Campeonato Paulista title, with a victory over rival Palmeiras in the final, and also led Corinthians to the final of the Copa do Brasil. Memphis, in fact, scored the title goal against Vasco.
In 2025, there were 12 goals and 10 assists in 51 games for the club. At the beginning of 2026, the third and final cup: the Supercopa Rei title, won over Flamengo, in Brasília, after a 2-0 victory.
2026 DISCREET
Memphis took the field for Corinthians just 14 times in 2026. In March, the attacker suffered a grade two muscle injury in his right thigh, and the recovery took longer than expected.
The Dutchman returned to action on the eve of the World Cup, at the end of May. The last time he entered the field was in a 2-0 defeat to Platense (ARG), in the final round of the Libertadores group stage - Corinthians, who were already classified at the time, will face Rosário Central in the round of 16.
In the World Cup, Memphis was not in his ideal physique and played little. He started all four of the Netherlands' matches on the bench and spent just 51 minutes on the pitch. In the elimination against Morocco, in the second phase of the tournament, he didn't even enter the field.
In total, between 2024 and 2026, Memphis accumulated 20 goals, 15 assists and three trophies. There were 79 games played by the Dutch striker.
NOVEL AND MELANCHOLIC END
Memphis' contract ended at the end of July and, since then, the renewal had been being worked on behind the scenes. It took 11 days until the end of negotiations was announced.
The player even appeared at the Neo Química Arena to watch Corinthians in loco and had the renewal verbally forwarded.
The melancholy end came after Corinthians ended negotiations. In a statement, the club said the reasons were "exclusively financial" and thanked Memphis for his time at the club.
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