Juventus new boy Gleison Bremer is drawing inspiration from Bianconeri legend Giorgio Chiellini after replacing Bayern Munich-bound Matthijs de Ligt at the Allianz Stadium.
With Massimiliano Allegri s side losing De Ligt to the Bundesliga champions on Tuesday, they have swiftly gone about bolstering their backline with a move for Serie A s 2021-22 Defender of the Year.
Playing for Juve s local rivals Torino, Bremer led players across Europe s top five leagues for interceptions (105) last season, making 33 Serie A appearances and contributing to eight clean sheets.
Juventus have reportedly committed to paying €40million plus add-ons for the Brazilian, who will take Chiellini s number three shirt after the Euro 2020 winner left for Los Angeles FC.
And Bremer told the club s media channels he is seeking to emulate the 37-year-old, who he described as the finest defender Italy had to offer.
Juventus is a team that always wants to win, and I also have the ambition to win, Bremer said.
I also talked a bit with Chiellini and I decided that Juventus were the best team.
I also have a dog that is black and white! It was in my destiny.
Chiellini is the best Italian defender, I ve always said that. So I m inspired a little by him, and I ll try to do what he did.
11 Since 2019/20, Gleison has scored 11 goals in Serie A, more than any other central defender in the competition in this period. Dangerous.
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo)
After winning nine consecutive league titles between 2011-12 and 2019-20, Juventus have since finished fourth in successive Serie A campaigns.
But Bremer believes the acquisitions of players such as Angel Di Maria and Paul Pogba served to convince him of Juve s chances winning of silverware next season.
The centre-back, who was also strongly linked with Inter, added: When I saw that Pogba and Di Maria arrived, I had no doubts about who to choose.
We are a team built to win.
I always want to win, the Scudetto, the Champions League. This is my goal.
