Corinthians president meets with Sevilla for Lamela

Corinthians remains interested in signing midfielder Erik Lamela, but is concerned about the physical condition of the player, who has a recent history of injuries. To seek more information, Corinthians president Augusto Melo met on Tuesday night (8) with José Maria del Nido Carrasco, president of Sevilla, the club where the Argentine athlete has a contract until June this year and will not remain.

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The meeting took place in a restaurant in the south of São Paulo. The representative of the Spanish club is in Brazil this week, where, in recent days, he paid a visit to the São Paulo Football Federation and spoke at the Sports Summit, a sports fair taking place in the capital of São Paulo.

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Augusto’s idea was also to strengthen relations with the Sevilla manager. However, the greatest interest was to obtain more information about Lamela.

Timão has been in contact with the player’s staff for a few weeks and even offered a high salary in relation to the squad’s average, in addition to a three-year contract. The Argentine’s representatives were satisfied with Corinthians’ offer, but made it clear that the player’s preference was to remain in Europe.

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With no response in the days following the initial contact, the São Paulo team’s management backed away from the possibility of the deal, until Augusto Melo’s meeting with the president of Sevilla, which was motivated by the Corinthians director’s interest in making a move that would have an impact on the market. The president of the black and white club considers Lamela an athlete with these credentials and also capable of raising the technical level of the Corinthians squad.

Erik Lamela is 32 years old and played two Copa América for the Argentine national team. He was revealed by River Plate, who also carried out surveys and are interested in the player’s football. In Europe since 2011, the athlete has played for: Rome, in Italy, and Tottenham, in England, as well as Sevilla, on the Old Continent.