Transfers: Rodrigo Mendes

Right away after having sold forward Carlos Eduardo to German Hoffenheim, Gremio found a replacement for him. Rodrgio Mendes, who played for Gremio in 1996, 1998 and 2000, is returning to Porto Alegre from Qatar.

Transfers: Carlos Eduardo

Another sensational Brazilian teenager leaves homeland. 19-year Gremio's forward Carlos Eduardo will be playing in the second Bundesliga for Hoffenheim. Where the tiny German club got 8 million euros from, is a complete mystery.

Transfers: Marcelo Labarthe

Gremio has a new midfielder. After several years spent in Portuguese Sporting, Beira Mar and Vitoria Setubal, Marcelo Labarthe returned to native Porto Alegre. Before the European voyage the volante played for Gremio and Internacional.

Transfers: Rolando Schiavi

Despite wonderful performance in the current Brasileirao, Argentinean Rolando Schiavi is leaving Gremio. The next club of the central defenseman, who won every title possible with Boca Juniors, will be Argentinean Newell's Old Boys. Gremio will get $150K for this transfer as well as a possibility to test the young players on a new vacancy.

Transfers: Marcel

Disappointed by the absence of goals the chiefs of Gremio presented a new forward - 26-year Marcel. Actually belonging to Benfica he spent last several months at Sao Paulo, where lost competition to Aloisio, Borges and now Diego Tardelli. Coritiba's revelation managed to play for Corean Suwon Bluewings, Portuguese Academica, Sporting Braga and Benfica, Brazilian Parana and Sao Paulo. In 2003 Marcel scored 32 goals for Coritiba.