Inter and Milan target Gleison Bremer said he will leave Torino as he wants to play in the Champions League and would be ready to represent Italy if he is not called to the Brazil squad.
The Torino star was named Serie A’s Best Defender following a sensational 2021-22 campaign.
He is expected to leave this summer with Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur interested and as well as the Serie A duo and he confirmed his intention to change clubs in an interview with Resenha ESPN. He said: “I spoke to the manager and said I wanted to leave.
“He said: ‘Stay this season, help us. Next season you can take the next step.’ The fans, everyone knows this already.
“I want to play in the Champions League, for Brazil, at a much higher level. It’s a matter of time, I’m looking at a few offers but I don’t think I will be at Torino next season.”
Despite stating he hopes to play for Brazil, Bremer also said that if the call never came, he would be happy to follow in the footsteps of several of his compatriots and represent Italy.
He added: “My dream is to play for the Brazil national side but since I arrived in Italy, I was welcomed with open arms.
“I was named the Best Defender in Italy. I’d like to play for Brazil but if one day they don’t want me and Italy call me, I’d go without question.”
Reports in Italy suggest Torino have set a €50 million asking price for Bremer with Inter waiting until Milan Skriniar leaves to use the money from his transfer before entering into negotiations.
Look, now he thinks he is God. Skriniar never talked like this.
Join Juve!
This should be a great player for Allegri.
He should never play for Italy. Italy is not a consolation prize.
Milan man Italy is no longer relevant in international football .
@Mike yeah they’re not European champions or anything
@matt it does not feel like it meant anything anymore
It saddens me.
Never realze how far Italy has decline. ‘if the call never came happy to play for Italy. ‘ for this statement alone he should never be considered for Nazionale. One good season ONE and he thinks he is the best thing happened in football. Italy has a lot of talents just that the club and coaches don’t have the balls to give them a chance. We really do need an Italian version of athletic Bilbao, or sociedad.
That statement was so disrespectful to Italians but what else do we expect? Look at players like Emerson and Joao Pedro. Both played for Brazil at youth level and only ended up playing for Italy because they weren’t called up for Brazil. By calling up such players, who haven’t even been fantastic for La Nazionale, why wouldn’t other Brazilian players now look at Italy as a fallback. At least Jorginho always said he wanted to play for Italy rather than Brazil.