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Buffon revealed he considered to quit Juventus

27 August 2013 - 06:33

<strong>Italy international Gian Luigi Buffon has revealed that he had once considered to quit Juventus but was talked out of it by manager Antonio Conte.</strong>&nbsp;

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The Juventus custodian, who is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of this generation, revealed having considered leaving Turin in 2011 when his form suffered following an injury.&nbsp;<br />

However, the incoming coach Antonio Conte persuaded him to stay on at the Bianconeri and the 35 year old is now more committed to the club than he ever has been.<br />

Buffon told Gazzetta dello Sport on where his mind was at in May 2011: "The phone rang and it was Antonio Conte. I expected it. He told me important things.<br />

"In the previous season, the first of president Andrea Agnelli, in the first half of the season I didn't play due to injury and in the second half I wasn't very good.<br />

"My mind was elsewhere. I thought it might be the moment to change, to quit Juve.<br />

"I met the new officials and they changed my mind. That phone call was so important and from that moment on I've been a Juve fan even more than I was before."

Written by Prateek Sarkar