Buffon thrashes retirement talks to seal contract with Serie B side
Italian legend Gianluigi Buffon has poured cold water on talks that he is thinking of calling it quits with the round leather game.
Despite rumours to the contrary, Juventus’ Gianluigi Buffon has denied that he will be hanging up his gloves at the end of the current campaign.
According to a tweet from renowned journalist, Fabrizio Romano, Buffon is heading back to where it all started for him.
Gigi Buffon confirms that he’s “not retiring” and he’ll continue to play football next season even as he confirmed he is joining Parma in Italian 2nd division where he incidentally started 26 years ago.
He will drop down a division and rejoin Parma in Serie B, where he’ll sign a two-year contract that will take him up to 2023, when he’ll be 45 years of age.
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The Italian is an example to all those coming behind him and his professionalism has always shone through.
To be able to get to his mid-forties and be able to play in the second-highest professional league in his country is testament to how well he’s looked after himself.