Luxemburgo denies Corinthians approach and sets condition to return
Vanderlei Luxemburgo denied receiving an offer to be Corinthians' football coordinator and said he would only return as head coach, with authority over the football department. In 2023 he took charge of 38 games for the club, with 14 wins, 12 draws and 12 defeats.

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Vanderlei Luxemburgo veio a público desmentir a especulação sobre um retorno ao Corinthians como coordenador de futebol. Segundo ele, não houve procura nem sondagem da diretoria alvinegra.
“Estão especulando muito meu nome no Corinthians para aceitar o convite no cargo de coordenador, mas ninguém do Corinthians me convidou. Queria deixar isso bem claro, porque as pessoas especulam e você acaba tendo que dar uma resposta. Ninguém me procurou”, afirmou, em vídeo nas redes sociais.
Afastada a negociação, ele admitiu disposição para ajudar em caráter pontual, numa reta final de campeonato. Para projetos longos, porém, colocou uma exigência sobre a hierarquia do departamento de futebol.
“Agora, para eu voltar ao futebol fora desse projeto de nove jogos no Corinthians, seria para assumir como head coach, responsável pelo futebol, sem ter que dar satisfação a um diretor executivo que vejo que, na minha visão, não cumpre seu papel”, declarou.
Ele voltou a defender autonomia esportiva e criticou o modelo de gestão em vigor. “O futebol tem muitos problemas desde que esses diretores executivos chegaram. O head coach precisa trabalhar diretamente com o gerente de futebol, com o supervisor, direto com a diretoria. Isso é ser head coach. É o que acontece na Europa, sem desvalorizar o treinador, como fazem no Brasil.”
A última passagem dele pelo Timão foi em 2023, também em luta contra o rebaixamento: quase cinco meses, 38 partidas, 14 vitórias, 12 empates e 12 derrotas — 48% de aproveitamento.
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