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Buffon to quit Juve

Gianluigi Buffon said yesterday that he will bring the curtain down on his time at Juventus after nearly two decades at the end of the season, but will look to prolong his trophy-filled career elsewhere at the age of 43. Former Italy captain Buffon is an iconic figure in Italian football, one of the stars of the Azzurri’s 2006 World Cup triumph who racked up a record 176 caps for his country. However, he has been behind Wojciech Szczesny in the goalkeeping pecking order since returning to Juve from a short spell at Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 and has made just 12 appearances in all competitions this season. “My future is clear, at the end of the season I’m leaving Juve, and then I will either find something that stimulates me or I will quit the game,” he told BeIN Sport.




 

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