Buffon to re-join Parma on two-year deal after leaving Juventus
Baku, June 17, AZERTAC
Gianluigi Buffon is set to re-join Parma on a two-year deal after leaving Juventus, according to Goal.
Buffon announced that he would be departing Juve for a second time in May, having returned to the club in 2019 following a one-season stint at Paris Saint-Germain.
The 43-year-old goalkeeper also said that he was considering retirement but has now shelved those plans to seal a return to Parma, the club where he began his career back in 1995.
Goal has learned that Buffon will be officially unveiled at Stadio Ennio Tardini this week on a deal set to run until the end of the 2022-23 season.
Buffon made his senior debut for Parma at the age of 17 in November 1995 and went on to feature in 220 games for the club before being snapped up by Juve for a then-record fee of €52 million (£45m/$63m) in 2001.
The ex-Italy international helped Parma win the Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and UEFA Cup, recording 85 clean sheets along the way, and will now be tasked with helping them try to win promotion back to Serie A following their relegation last term.
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