During the presentation of midfielder Camacho on Monday, the deputy director of Corinthians, Eduardo Ferreira, spoke about the possible changes in the squad in the middle of the year.
The official confirmed the possibility of losing defender Felipe, but denied they"re in talks with Santos to sign Leandro Damião. Felipe is tipped to leave Corinthians this summer, and Corinthians have already talked with FC Porto. The Brazilian club believes that the deal is likely to happen, and hopes to receive around €8 million. The situation of midfielder Elias should also be defined in the coming weeks. The player has received enquiries from Chinese teams, and Shandong Luneng, coached by former Corinthians manager Mano Menezes, are the favourites to sign him.
Leandro Damião is in Europe waiting for a resolution on the future of his career. His manager, Vinícius Prates said that Corinthians are interested in signing his client, something the club"s board denies. Eduardo Ferreira said: “Elias? Hasn"t passed the stage of enquiries. Felipe, he has more concrete enquiries, and his agent [Giuliano Bertolucci] is behind the proposal to analyze it. Leandro Damião, there is nothing."