Gianluigi Buffon has re-signed with his boyhood club, Parma after making his debut for the Italian side 26 years ago.
With his contract expiring at Juventus, Buffon wasted no time in signing his new deal, that will keep him at the club until 2023.
At 43 years old, many would’ve expected the legendary keeper to be hanging up his gloves, but he has made it clear that his work is not yet finished.
His main goal will likely be to gain promotion back to Italy’s top tier, after Parma were relegated from the top flight last season.
Rewind over 25 years, and the clubs situation was much different to what it is this time around.
A 17 year old Buffon would be making his Parma debut, who were a highly established team in Italian football.
He would spend 6 years here before attracting the interest of European giants, Juventus who signed him for around £47 million in 2001.
During his first stint at Parma, he tasted success on multiple occasions winning the Coppa Italia, UEFA Cup & Italian super cup.
This was clearly a sign of things to come for Buffon who now boasts over 25 major honours in his professional career.
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