Campeonato Brasileiro

Barcelona are interested in signing Arthur from Gremio, but the Brazilian club will demand €50million for the midfielder.

Wallace Oliveira dos Santos Wallace, the Chelsea full-back still to make his debut for the Premier League club he joined in 2012, has agreed a loan switch to Gremio.

Marco Amelia Chelsea have opted not to retain Alexandre Pato, Radamel Falcao and Marco Amelia for the 2016-17 season.

Vágner Silva de Souza Vagner Love has signed for Monaco from Corinthians on a deal which ties him to the club until the end of next season.

Vinicius Junior, 16, only played his first professional game in May but he has been snapped up by Real Madrid for a reported €45million fee.

Luis Martínez García Lionel Messi has just two years left on his Barcelona contract, but Josep Maria Bartomeu believes he will stay for quite a while.

Grêmio Luiz Felipe Scolari's return as coach of the Gremio failed to make an instant impact as Vitoria won 2-1 in the Brazilian Serie A.

In Other News... A man in the middle caught play-acting, you say? Oh, go on then... 

Cruzeiro Brazilian Serie A leaders Cruzeiro returned to winning ways on Wednesday, while Sao Paulo's unbeaten streak came to an end.