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Juventus confident Buffon will retire at the club

Juventus confident Buffon will retire at the club

11 September 2013 - 18:16

Juventus club administrator Giuseppe Marrotta believes that Italy international Gian Luigi Buffon will finish his footballing career at the Turin club.

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    "Buffon is a true champion," Juventus club administrator Giuseppe Marotta said to Gazzetta dello Sport. "He is a superlative professional.



    "He deserves this recognition.



    "My hope and wish is that he can defend Italy and Juve's goal for many years to come.



    "I believe and I hope that he will finish his career with Juve and this is the basis for him to remain at Juve for a long time."



    Buffon has signed a contract extension earlier this year which will see him stay at the Stadio delle Alpi till 2015. 


    Written by Prateek Sarkar











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