Corinthians announced the definitive purchase of goalkeeper Hugo Souza, formalizing the 4-year contract. According to an official note, Corinthians had support from the sponsor Esportes da Sorte and the Daycoval bank.
“I’m very happy, it’s an inexplicable, indescribable feeling, I was very excited for this moment, anxious for this to happen. So, just thank God first, the president, Fabinho, the entire Corinthians board who always committed and worked to make this happen, the entire group, the entire staff, everything that involves this club”, celebrated the goalkeeper Hugo Souza.
Hugo arrived at Corinthians at the beginning of July and has played 31 games with the black and white mantle. Absolute starter, he made a point of thanking Timão’s fans.
“I want to thank these fans for all the love since I got here. Very happy to stay here, I’m making a dream come true, let’s achieve a great story together, to make a great story together”, he added.
“We have always said that we would be much more than a name on the Corinthians shirt and supporting this important signing, which only reinforces this commitment, that we really walk together. We are fully interested in seeing Timão achieving more and more positive results and delivering many joy for this loyal fan”, explained Sofia Aldin, CMO of Esportes da Sorte.
“Being able to be with Corinthians and enabling the signing of goalkeeper Hugo shows our commitment not only to supporting the club’s objectives, working together to achieve increasingly positive results, but also demonstrates the relevance of Brazilian football to our business”, added Ícaro Quinteiro, COO of Esportes da Sorte.
President of Corinthians thanks Esportes da Sorte for their efforts
Timão’s president, Augusto Melo, highlighted the bookmaker’s collaboration in ensuring the player’s stay. “Today we concluded a very important negotiation for us, we had already assured the fans that everything was ok, but now we can make it very clear that Hugo is Corinthians’ goalkeeper”.
“I would like to thank my entire board of directors for their commitment to completing this contract and also to our partners, such as Esportes da Sorte, who embarked on this. We are making the Corinthians brand more valuable and partnerships like these are the ones that show the value of this. Now our fans can rest assured”, he concluded.
Currently, Corinthians occupies 9th place in the Brasileirão table with 47 points and 44% success rate.