Man Utd brutally REJECTED: ‘No Champions League, no transfer’

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 12 May 2024 12:27 BST
• 3 min read

Gleison Bremer will reject a summer transfer to Manchester United because they have not qualified for the Champions League.

That is according to the Gazzetta dello Sport, who report that Bremer is not interested in leaving Juventus for a club who are not in Europe’s Premier club competition.

According to multiple reports in recent weeks, United have made Bremer their top defensive target for the summer transfer market.

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Bremer has a €60 million clause in his Juventus contract that comes into effect in 2025 but the Bianconeri would consider offers of this amount and higher this summer.

The reason for that is because Juventus need to sacrifice a big name this summer in order to raise cash to strengthen their overall squad.

Bremer is open to a move, too, but if he does leave Juventus he wants to join a club that is playing in the Champions League.

That won’t be the case at Man Utd, who have endured a disastrous season under Erik ten Hag and are down in eighth place with no chance of qualifying for the Champions League.

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Bremer the best defender in Serie A?

Bremer was the best defender in Serie A during the first half of this season.

He has dipped in the second half of the campaign amidst a crisis for the club, but he remains one of the most admired centre backs in Europe.

Bremer was named Serie A Defender of the Year during the 2021-22 season for Torino.

This led to Juventus signing him in the summer of 2022 after hijacking Inter Milan’s move for the player.

He had a steady first campaign with the Bianconeri before pushing on in 2023-24.

The Brazilian boasts lightning pace, is aggressive, excellent in the air and reads the game well. His one weakness is his distribution but in terms of defending he is an outstanding defender.

Man Utd are in the market for at least one top centre-back in 2024 as a number of their current central defenders are likely to leave in the summer.

Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans will leave when their contract expires, while Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire’s futures are not secure either.

Signing Bremer, though, may be a struggle now though.