After a fortnight of intense speculation, Gigi Buffon’s agent has surprisingly announced that the Azzurri shot stopper will not be leaving Juventus.
“Gigi is staying with Juventus,” Silvano Martina stated. “He’s ready to play in Serie B. He’s never won the Serie B title and now he wants to try.”
Since the Calciopoli verdict relegated Juventus to Italy’s second tier, several clubs have been linked with the 28-year-old custodian.
“There was a bid from Roma to take him on loan but Juve didn’t consider it,” Martina revealed. “The club said what any club would have – Buffon is an international and they could sell him for a vast fee, there’s no reason to loan him.”
Buffon’s reluctance to move overseas and the Champions League ban imposed on Milan also served to scupper advances from his main suitors.
In 2001, Buffon became the world’s most expensive goalkeeper when he moved from Parma to Juve for £33m.
Having recovered from a dislocated shoulder suffered last summer, Buffon returned to action last November.
He went on to enjoy a fairytale season winning the Scudetto with Juve and the World Cup with Italy as well as the FIFA Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper in the tournament.
Juve have already received a boost today with reports that Pavel Nedved will join Alessandro Del Piero in committing to the club.
The Bianconeri will now hope that other key players follow Buffon’s example and stay loyal to the Old Lady.
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“Gigi is staying with Juventus,” Silvano Martina stated. “He’s ready to play in Serie B. He’s never won the Serie B title and now he wants to try.”
Since the Calciopoli verdict relegated Juventus to Italy’s second tier, several clubs have been linked with the 28-year-old custodian.
“There was a bid from Roma to take him on loan but Juve didn’t consider it,” Martina revealed. “The club said what any club would have – Buffon is an international and they could sell him for a vast fee, there’s no reason to loan him.”
Buffon’s reluctance to move overseas and the Champions League ban imposed on Milan also served to scupper advances from his main suitors.
In 2001, Buffon became the world’s most expensive goalkeeper when he moved from Parma to Juve for £33m.
Having recovered from a dislocated shoulder suffered last summer, Buffon returned to action last November.
He went on to enjoy a fairytale season winning the Scudetto with Juve and the World Cup with Italy as well as the FIFA Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper in the tournament.
Juve have already received a boost today with reports that Pavel Nedved will join Alessandro Del Piero in committing to the club.
The Bianconeri will now hope that other key players follow Buffon’s example and stay loyal to the Old Lady.
channel4.com/sport
things are looking up
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