Gianluigi Buffon (Photo Credit: Reuters)
Gianluigi Buffon stated that he’ll convey the curtain down on his time at Juventus after practically 20 years at the top of the season.
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Gianluigi Buffon stated Tuesday that he’ll convey the curtain down on his time at Juventus after practically 20 years at the top of the season, however will look to delay his trophy-filled profession elsewhere at the age of 43. Former Italy captain Buffon is an iconic determine in Italian soccer, one of the celebrities of the Azzurri’s 2006 World Cup triumph who racked up a document 176 caps for his nation. However he has been behind Wojciech Szczesny within the goalkeeping pecking order since returning to Juve from a brief spell at Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 and has made simply 12 appearances in all competitions this season.
“My future is evident, at the top of the season I’m leaving Juve, after which I’ll both discover one thing that stimulates me or I’ll give up the sport,” he said in an interview with BeIN Sport.
“I have both given and received everything at Juventus, but we have come to the end of a cycle and it’s only right that I put an end to any confusion (over his future).”
Buffon, who holds the document for Serie A appearances, has gained 10 Serie A titles with Juventus since becoming a member of in 2001, in addition to 5 Italian Cups and second-tier Serie B in 2007 after they had been relegated within the aftermath of the ‘Calciopoli’ match-fixing scandal.
He additionally gained Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain in 2018-2019 earlier than returning to the Turin giants, and the UEFA Cup again in 1999 with Parma, the place he started his profession as a youngster in 1995.
However he has by no means gained the Champions League after shedding finals with Juve in 2003, 2015 and 2017.
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