Juve keep hold of Buffon
Tuesday 20 July, 2004
Gigi Buffon has signed his second contract extension with Juventus in the space of three months.
The goalkeeper committed himself to the club until 2008 in April but he’s now prolonged that by a further year.
"An agreement was reached with the full satisfaction of the club and the player," said transfer guru Luciano Moggi.
Buffon is now back in training with the Bianconeri and he’s eager for success after a disappointing past 12 months with Juve and Italy.
"We are determined to do well, especially as we have everything that is needed here to win something important," the No 1 stated on Tuesday.
"The Scudetto will be a key objective and I think it will be between Milan, Inter and ourselves."
Both the Milanese sides have brought in some quality players this summer, while Juve are still waiting to sign Emerson from Roma.
"He is a great champion but nobody is indispensable at this club as the last 100 years have shown," added Gigi.
"If he arrives then we will all be delighted but if that doesn’t happen then we will still be a competitive side."
One of the reasons why Buffon is so confident is down to the fact that David Trezeguet wasn’t sold to Barcelona.
"It was a surprise to see him still here but I’m not shocked because I knew that he wanted to stay," continued the international.
Buffon also revealed today that he wanted to take part in the Olympic Games this summer but had to withdraw because of Juve’s Champions’ League preliminary tie.
"I was asked to go to Athens and I accepted as it is important for a player to win with their country," he revealed.
"However, Juve finished third last season and we must make sure that we qualify for the group stages of the European Cup."
Tuesday 20 July, 2004
Gigi Buffon has signed his second contract extension with Juventus in the space of three months.
The goalkeeper committed himself to the club until 2008 in April but he’s now prolonged that by a further year.
"An agreement was reached with the full satisfaction of the club and the player," said transfer guru Luciano Moggi.
Buffon is now back in training with the Bianconeri and he’s eager for success after a disappointing past 12 months with Juve and Italy.
"We are determined to do well, especially as we have everything that is needed here to win something important," the No 1 stated on Tuesday.
"The Scudetto will be a key objective and I think it will be between Milan, Inter and ourselves."
Both the Milanese sides have brought in some quality players this summer, while Juve are still waiting to sign Emerson from Roma.
"He is a great champion but nobody is indispensable at this club as the last 100 years have shown," added Gigi.
"If he arrives then we will all be delighted but if that doesn’t happen then we will still be a competitive side."
One of the reasons why Buffon is so confident is down to the fact that David Trezeguet wasn’t sold to Barcelona.
"It was a surprise to see him still here but I’m not shocked because I knew that he wanted to stay," continued the international.
Buffon also revealed today that he wanted to take part in the Olympic Games this summer but had to withdraw because of Juve’s Champions’ League preliminary tie.
"I was asked to go to Athens and I accepted as it is important for a player to win with their country," he revealed.
"However, Juve finished third last season and we must make sure that we qualify for the group stages of the European Cup."
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