A true living legend of Italian football, Gianluigi Buffon surprised everyone in the summer of 2018, by joining Paris Saint-Germain after a lifetime spent in Serie A between Juventus and Parma. But the veteran goalkeeper only ended up staying for one season, before leaving to return to Turin.
Retired since 2023 and one last adventure in the training club of Parma, Gianluigi Buffon decided to write an autobiography to tell the story of a legendary career. He discusses in particular his passage through the PSGduring the 2018/2019 season, where he did not really make an impression on the minds of the supporters.
“Gigi, you won’t believe it but PSG called me”
For the release of this book, he gave a long interview to the channel To the youthwhere he explained why he chose to join the PSG in 2018. « The end of April arrives, I meet my agent and he tells me that it would be a shame to stop. I reiterated my choice, but added: “But if PSG, Barcelona or Real Madrid call you, call me back” » confided Buffonon Twitch. « Martina (her agent) calls me back after 20 days and says: “Gigi, you won’t believe this but PSG called me” ».
“I’m coming back because it’s a show of love for the club”
But his Parisian adventure did not last very long, since he left the PSG only one season later to find his favorite club, the Juventus. « Paratici (former sporting director of Juventus) calls me and says: “What are you doing, come here…” » said Gianluigi Buffon. « I said to him: “Fabio, return to Juve to play second goalkeeper…”. I don't know, at first I wasn't convinced, but in the end I came back because I think it's also a show of love for the club ».
