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The story between Rony and Atlético may be close to coming to an end. Galo has advanced negotiations to sell the 30-year-old striker to Corinthians. This information was released by journalist Heverton Guimarães this Saturday (24/1) and confirmed by No Attackwhich advanced in the investigation.
A source linked to the player told the report that negotiations between Atlético and Corinthians began after a request from Dorival Júnior, Corinthians coach and Rony’s former commander at Athletico-PR. These conversations have heated up in recent days, and the chances of reaching an agreement are high. Even though he is identified with Palmeiras, the attacker has no problem wearing the shirt of the black and white team from São Paulo.
O No Attack It was also found that Corinthians’ proposal is around US$4 million (R$21.16 million at current prices) to sign the athlete. Rony has a contract with Atlético until the end of 2027 and would sign a permanent contract with Timão.
In decline at Atlético, the player signed in 2025 was close to Santos at the end of 2025, but the negotiation was not completed. For this reason, the source close to the player preached caution about a possible agreement and highlighted that the situation should be defined in the next few days.
Even so, Rony should play in the classic against Cruzeiro. On Sunday night (25/1), at 6pm, Atlético will host its biggest rival at the MRV Arena, and the striker tends to be an option for Jorge Sampaoli in the 5th round of the Campeonato Mineiro, especially as talks are still taking place.
Ron for Atlético
Signed from Palmeiras at the beginning of last year, Rony has 14 goals and six assists in 65 matches with the black and white shirt. With Galo, he won the 2025 Campeonato Mineiro.
The striker was the subject of controversy on July 22 last year, when he requested termination of his contract with Atlético in court after salary delays. However, he ended up being convinced by the black and white board of directors to withdraw the action on the same day he filed the request.
