Juventus announced on Wednesday the official signing of Brazilian defender Gleason Bremer until 2027, from neighboring club Turin.
Bremer, 25, played in the past 4 seasons for Torino, scoring 13 goals in 110 matches.
Juventus club said on its official website that Bremer was the most defensive defender in the five major leagues with 105 interceptions, and also recovered the ball from the opponent 284 times and won 217 individual duels, and 132 aerial challenges with the opponent. What made him crowned the best striker in the Italian league last season.
Bremer was expected to join rivals Inter, but Juventus outperformed “Neratsori” and kidnapped his services following paying nearly 40 million euros to join him, according to media estimates.
As part of his quest to regain the local league title, which he monopolized for nine consecutive seasons between 2012 and 2020, before ceding it to Inter and the latter’s neighbor Milan, respectively, Juventus was active in the current transfer period and included Argentine Angel Di Maria and his former French player Paul Pogba in two free transfer deals following the expiration of their contracts with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, respectively.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri’s team also got left-back Andrea Cambiasso from Genoa, but loaned him to Bologna, while losing the efforts of Argentine striker Paulo Dybala, who moved to Rome, following the two parties failed to reach an agreement to extend his contract.
Veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini and midfielder Federico Bernardeschi left Juventus to the American League to defend the colors of Los Angeles and Toronto, respectively, while the loan period of Spanish striker Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid ended.
Juventus waited until the last few meters of last season to get the last fourth place in qualifying for the Champions League, the competition that was bid farewell to the final price by Villarreal of Spain.
The “Old Lady” team left last season empty-handed, following also losing the final of the cup competition and the Super Cup match at the hands of rivals Inter.
Juventus is preparing for the new season of the league, which begins on August 15 once morest Sassuolo, with a preparatory tour in the United States, bringing together Mexican Chivas, Barcelona and Real Madrid, Spain.
