Memphis Depay It arrived in Brazil this Wednesday and caused a sensation throughout the country, especially in the city of São Paulo, of course. Already a lot of fans of Corinthians, his new club, went to receive him at dawn at the Guarulhos International Airport, and in the afternoon the boom due to his arrival increased even more when he went to see the headquarters of the institution, which he arrived by air…
It was a helicopter that took Depay to Parque San Jorge, where Corinthians has its headquarters. Half a bit of a show and half, also, a reality: traffic in São Paulo, capital of Brazil and the most populated city in Latin America (approximately 45.9 million inhabitants according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) It’s chaos.
And there Depay could be seen landing in a suit directly on the grass of the club’s stadium in Parque San Jorge, where the professional team trains. After getting off the helicopter, he was received by Augusto Melo, president of Corinthians, with whom he took a photo next to the team’s shirt and then went directly into the facilities and learned part of the club’s history.
There on the field, the 30-year-old Dutchman also took photos with the Corinthians bar and was escorted by a lot of fans as he walked around the field. Total furor for the former Atlético de Madrid (he was under the orders of Diego Simeone), who will be directed at Timao by Ramón Díaz.
“Good evening everyone, Memphis here, I’m very excited to see you at the Neo Química Arena. Go, Corinthians! Go! (Go, Corinthians, go)”, Depay expressed, through a video that the club shared on its social networks a while later. Corinthians will play this Wednesday night against Juventude at home in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup, with the aim of overturning the result of the first leg (1-2).
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The 30-year-old attacker, who played in the last European Championship with the Netherlands, signed a contract until December 2026. Flamengo also wanted him to replace the injured Pedro, but the São Paulo team won the fight.
Hours before the officialization, Corinthians was giving clues: someone eating a Dutch cake, the club’s shirt for Amsterdam and, then yes, the most anticipated photo for the delirium of the São Paulo fans: Memphis with his new outfit. Even Conmebol Sudamericana welcomed him. According to what they stated from Brazil, Depay will earn a salary close to six million dollars per season.
Former PSV, Lyon, Manchester United and Barcelona, Depay will try his luck in Brazilian football. He will have to help Ramón’s team maintain its category (today it is in the relegation zone) in the Brasileirao. The other big objective is to lift the Sudamericana. In the quarterfinals he will go against Fortaleza and, if he advances to the semis, he will have the opportunity to face Athletico Paranaense or Racing. Twice World Cup winner (2014 and 2022) with the Netherlands (98 games and 46 goals), when will Memphis’ debut come?
