Schalke finished third in the Bundesliga in the 2007-08 season with sixty four points, two behind second placed Werder Bremen.
Here is a list of Schalke 04 transfers for the 2008-09 season ( summer). Schalke are sponsored by Russian oil giants Gazprom.
In : Jefferson Farfan ( PSV Eindhoven- rumoured to be around 10 million euros), Orlando Engelaar ( FC Twente- 3 year contract, fee rumoured to be around six million euros)
Out : Mathias Abel ( Kaiserslautern-5 year contract), Soren Larsen ( Toulouse-four year contract), Zlatan Bajramovic ( Eintracht Frankfurt- free)