Chelsea and Tottenham look to have stepped up their efforts to sign Gleison Bremer in the summer transfer window. The 25-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League lately, with Arsenal among several sides also credited with interest in the Torino defender.
The Brazilian featured 33 times for Ivan Juric's side in the Serie A this season, steering the Italian side to a top-10 finish. His impressive displays have also reportedly courted the attention of Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, though the latter now seems to have pulled out after having seemingly convinced Alessandro Bastoni to stay.
football.london understood that the 23-year-old was on Spurs' radar, though the Italy international opted against a move to away from the San Siro. Meanwhile in west London, Thomas Tuchel has suffered an exodus of defenders, with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen leaving Stamford Bridge.
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So, with Chelsea and Tottenham both eager to sign Bremer this summer, Italian newspaper La Stampa, via Milan News, report that the two London clubs are ready to start bidding at €40million (£34m). The centre-half, who sees his contract with the Turin-based side expire in two years, was crowned 2021/22 best Serie A defender as his efforts were recognised.
Speaking in March, Torino teammate Mergim Vojvoda sung the praises of the Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal target. He said: "[Bremer] is very strong, an animal. He has made an incredible leap in quality in the last year. But he can still improve a lot because he is young. He has renewed, we hope he stays because he is really strong.
"He works hard and as soon as I arrived, I was impressed by how much he trained. He is also fast, he is tall and has made a great leap in quality on a technical level, with the ball at his feet. Work pays off, you can see it with him."
Bremer himself has already handed both Antonio Conte and Tuchel a boost should he relish a Premier League move this summer. As reported by the Liverpool Echo, he said: "I prefer a three-man defence because it’s in line with the system with which I’ve consecrated myself.
"I’ve learned how to use my head on the pitch. It’s not a natural quality, you must learn it. You need to understand when it’s the right time to press and when you need to track back."
