Grêmio is staring down a R$30 million bill for sacking manager Luís Castro back on September 13, and guess what? They haven’t even agreed on the payout yet! That’s according to ge, who says the club is on the hook for the full remaining value of his contract, which was supposed to run until December of next year. Talk about a brutal hit to the wallet.
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So, that R$30 million figure? It’s not just a random number. We’re talking 15 months of remaining salary, plus two months covering those 13th-month salary payments for both 2026 and 2027, and other charges piled on top. Grêmio, through ge, is disputing that exact figure, but they haven’t actually confirmed how much they *do* owe. And here’s the kicker: there’s a penalty racking up *every single day* that termination payout remains unpaid, starting from the moment Castro got the boot. Plus interest! Luís Castro, bless his heart, is still in Porto Alegre and reportedly isn’t budging on accepting a reduced payout. The only thing he’s willing to waive are those daily penalties and interest that have been piling up since his dismissal. Can you even imagine the conversations happening behind closed doors trying to find “common ground” here? It sounds like an impossible mission.
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Honestly, this whole Castro situation is just one more giant headache for Grêmio. The club is already knee-deep in other debts they’re struggling to pay, and get this: they’re currently under a transfer ban. Yeah, a transfer ban! That means they can’t even try to fix their on-pitch problems with new talent. And speaking of on-pitch, things are absolutely dire. Renato Gaúcho came back to replace Castro, a fan favorite return and all, but the club hasn’t won a single match since he stepped back in. They’ve only managed to scrape together three points in five Brasileirão matches under his leadership. That brutal run has sent Grêmio spiraling down into the competition’s bottom four. They were 16th with 28 points, and now they’re sitting at a dismal 18th with just 31.
Next up, Grêmio hits the road to face Coritiba this coming Saturday. They desperately need to turn things around, not just on the field, but off it too, before this R$30 million problem completely buries them.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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