Grêmio return to training with a reduced squad
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Grêmio returned to training last Wednesday after the vacation period, but head coach Luís Castro now has a slimmer squad at his disposal.
Seven players who were part of the team in the first half of the season are unavailable at the start of this new stretch due to transfers, call-ups, and injuries, as ge detailed in a report.
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The club confirmed two major permanent departures last week:
Arthur: The main absence for the second half of the season. The defensive midfielder did not reach a financial agreement with the club’s board and will return to Juventus, Italy.
André Henrique: The center forward was transferred to Turkish football.
In addition to the departures, Grêmio released two players for the 2026 World Cup: goalkeeper Weverton (Brazil national team) and center-back Balbuena (Paraguay national team). Both will return to Porto Alegre only after their respective national teams finish their World Cup campaigns.
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The coaching staff is also dealing with the absence of players recovering from injuries:
Marlon: Three months after suffering a serious injury, the left-back has resumed running around the pitch. The player estimates he will need 40 to 45 days of preparation before returning to official matches.
Luís Eduardo and Pavón: The center-back and the forward are still undergoing treatment for grade two thigh injuries suffered in late May. Pavón has already begun light running, and some players cut their vacations short to speed up their return to the pitch.
Transfer Market Activity
With a reduced squad, the board is monitoring the market while sticking to a policy of low financial investment.
Targets: The club’s priorities are signing a right-back (a long-standing need) and a creative midfielder. The search for a direct replacement for Arthur is not currently a priority.
Sales: To balance the books, departures are also on the radar. Youngsters Viery and Gabriel Mec lead the list of possible sales and are attracting interest from the European market. Other players with fewer minutes could also be transferred if offers come in.
Current squad available to Luís Castro
Goalkeepers: Gabriel Grando, Thiago Beltrame and Gabriel Menegon
Full-backs: Pedro Gabriel, Caio Paulista, João Pedro and Marcos Rocha
AdvertisementAdvertisementCenter-backs: Kannemann, Viery, Wagner Leonardo and Gustavo Martins
Midfielders: Noriega, Nardoni, Leo Pérez, Monsalve, Riquelme, Roger, Tiaguinho, Villasanti, Willian and Dodi
Forwards: Amuzu, Braithwaite, Carlos Vinícius, Gabriel Mec, Enamorado and Tetê
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
