Gianluigi Buffon Joins Paris Saint-Germain

Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a one year deal, the French Ligue 1 champions announced on Friday. Advertisement The … Continue reading Gianluigi Buffon Joins Paris Saint-Germain

By Simon

Updated July 6, 2018

n this file photo taken on March 23, 2018 Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon gestures during the International friendly football match between Argentina and Italy at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, north west England. Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was seen on July 6, 2018 visiting the headquarters of Paris Saint-Germain and a nearby hospital by an AFP reporter. Oli SCARFF / AFP

Gianluigi Buffon. Photo: Oli SCARFF / AFP

Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a one year deal, the French Ligue 1 champions announced on Friday.

The 40-year-old 2006 World Cup winner joins the big-spending Parisian side days after his contract with Juventus ended in June.

“We all feel an immense pride in welcoming Gianluigi Buffon into the great Paris Saint-Germain family,” PSG’s Qatari president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi announced in a statement.

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