Yuri Alberto
Yuri Alberto, “Timon” striker, may be the new face of the Leonino attack. The young Brazilian striker, with a market value at 16 million euros, may be the ideal replacement for Swedish, whose departure to Arsenal is almost certain.
The Brazilian striker Yuri Alberto is being closely monitored by the structure of scouting Sporting, who sees the 24 -year -old Corinthians player, a possible alternative to Viktoraccording to the journalist Pedro Sousado canal Now.
Sporting will be willing to offer a value between 15 and 20 million For the player, a value below what was invested two years ago by the Swedish player – at the time hired to Coventry for about 20 million euros (more objectives).
This value may however not sufficient to convince the “Timon” to release its scorer. In March, the player’s manager revealed to what the club had refused an offer of 30 million of euros for Yuri Alberto.
The structure of the lions, however, hopes that the poor financial phase of Corinthians can help close an agreement for more friendly values - and also that competition for the striker is down.
The Corinthians striker, who last year had 38 participations for a goal in 57 games, lives a TIME OF TRAVEL in his career, after a 2023/24 far below expected, in which he marked Only 15 goals in 63 matches.
It was the Best scorer of the Brazilian Championship In 2024, by scoring 15 goals in 29 games, taking advantage of the good moment of the club – which even went through the places of dispromotion.
But with 9 wins in a row in the last 9 games of “Brasileirão”, Corinthians ended the championship in 7 position, which allowed them to play the qualification playoff for Libertadores.
Yuri made his training at Santosbut without much success, then gone to Internacional in a zero cost transfer. It was in “Colorado” that he managed to show all his quality and caught the attention of the great clubs around the world.
The club that came ahead was the Zenit, from Russia, who paid 25 million For the athlete in January 2022. Unlike expected, the passage to Europe did not go very well and, as early as July, after 5 months, the player was loaned to Corinthians.
He returned definitively to Brazil in early 2023, rediscovering happiness at the service of the São Paulo club. After a beginning with much criticism, during which Yuri himself said that the fans “crossed the boundaries”, the player even said that “could not stand it anymore” and wanted to leave “at any cost”.
Maybe yours next destination be the Alvalade Stadium.
