In the most eagerly anticipated player interview of Juventus’s pre-season, Gleison Bremer has spoken to La Gazzetta dello Sport with a clarity and emotional directness that cuts through all the transfer speculation of the past two months and delivers one unambiguous message: he is staying, he is committed, and he intends to be part of the solution rather than a casualty of the rebuilding process.
“I Have Not Asked to Leave — It Would Have Been Like Running Away”
The question that has been hanging over Bremer’s entire summer — did he request a transfer? — receives a direct and definitive answer. “I have not asked Juventus to be sold. Especially in a moment of difficulty, both for the club and for me personally, I could never have imagined doing that. It would be like running away.”
It is a statement that resonates on multiple levels. Bremer is acutely aware that this summer has presented him with a very specific test of character — one that goes beyond his physical recovery from the anterior cruciate ligament injury that cost him much of last season, and into the question of who he is as a professional when things are difficult. His answer, delivered without drama or theatrics, is unequivocal.
The Long Road Back — and What It Taught Him
Bremer played the first 45 minutes of his summer in Hong Kong against Chelsea and is building carefully towards full competitive fitness. “I am doing well. Obviously I am not yet at my peak, since I started preparation later. But I will get back into condition soon — I can feel that the direction is right.”
On the medical reality of recovering from a cruciate ligament rupture, he was honest and measured. “The first year after the injury was genuinely difficult. I didn’t believe in that timeframe initially — I thought I could be an exception. But the reality, unfortunately, is what it is. The positive thing is that everything is now going well and my body is responding as it should: I can tell because my recovery from effort is much faster than it was in recent months. Now I just need continuity.”
“I Cannot Imagine Juventus Outside the Champions League”
The ambition and the commitment to the cause are equally clear. Throughout his recovery, Bremer has had one fixed reference point: getting back on the pitch and driving Juventus back to where he believes they belong. “I cannot imagine Juventus outside the Champions League. I am going to bring them back there.”
It is the statement of a player who feels the weight of the club’s absence from elite European competition personally — who will not be satisfied with Europa League football as a long-term destination, and who sees his own return to full fitness as directly linked to the club’s ability to compete at the highest level next season.
A Vote of Confidence for Douglas Luiz
In a secondary but noteworthy moment of the interview, Bremer also offered his personal endorsement of Douglas Luiz — one of the summer’s most discussed internal questions. “I would bet on Douglas Luiz,” he said simply. From a dressing-room leader whose read of the environment is rarely wrong, that is a statement worth noting.
