[article]Liverpool have made Torino centre-back Bremer their top summer transfer target.
Jurgen Klopp has been plagued by injuries in the heart of his defence, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all sidelined.
The defending champions brought in Ben Davies from Preston and Ozan Kabak on loan from Schalke in January.
But neither are ready-made solutions, unlike Brazilian Bremer who has impressed in Serie A.
The 23-year-old likes to play on the left of the central two and is seen as someone who will complement Van Dijk well when he is back from his long-term knee problem.
Torino are aware of the growing interest in their player and are expecting several offers for him in the summer.
Bremer began his career with Desportivo Brasil before joining Atletico Mineiro following a loan spell at Sao Paulo.
His form their earned him a move to Turin in 2018, with the player signing a five-year deal on his arrival.
Bremer fits the profile for Liverpool given his age and the fact they wouldn’t have to break the bank for a player valued at less than £10million.[/article]
At least the players we were watching are decent
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Ivan Juric hailed ‘fundamental’ Torino defender Gleison Bremer, who completely neutralised Dusan Vlahovic in a 4-0 victory over Fiorentina.
This game was meant to be on Sunday, but was rescheduled after an appeal lodged by the Lega Serie A had the team taken out of their quarantine following a COVID-19 outbreak.
Despite missing several players and being forced to debut a teenager in goal, the Granata still ran out with a 4-0 victory thanks to a Josip Brekalo brace, Wilfried Singo and Antonio Sanabria.
“It was a great game from the first to the last minute,” the coach told DAZN.
“Fiorentina had really impressed me this season and had such strong players, which just goes to show how splendid my lads were today.
“I have seen improvements in training pass on to the match situation lately, we raised the quality level and move the ball better than we did before. In order to score goals, you need to show technique and our team moves today were splendid.”
They also
managed to completely neutralise Serie A top scorer Vlahovic, who was marked out of the game by Bremer, another player earning a lot of attention on the transfer market.
“Bremer is a fundamental player for us. Seeing such a difference in the squad after five months of work really is very pleasing.”
The centre-back has been linked with amongst others Milan, Napoli, Everton, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, but Torino have no intention of losing the Brazilian mid-season.
Juric had a message for midfielder Tomas Rincon, who left Torino to join Sampdoria on loan last week.
“I want to thank Rincon, because he is a wonderful man who helped a great deal, but he was penalised in terms of playing time by the emergence of Sasa Lukic.”[/article]
