Z31Fanatic
May 14 2009, 11:09 PM
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/gianluigi-buffon.html) said he will stay at Juventus next season despite a period of turmoil at the club.
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The 31-year-old has been linked in the media with a move away after Juve slipped out of the Serie A title race.
He came out five minutes early for the second half of the recent 2-2 draw with Lecce and was clearly in a distressed state following a dressing room row.
"Now I confirm it officially, I will not leave Turin next season and will continue to be the Juventus goalkeeper," Buffon told his official website.
"In the last few days I have had two chats to clear things up with (part owner) John Elkann and (chief executive) Jean Claude Blanc. I was not scared that we wouldn't win things next season, but that we wouldn't be able to in three or four.
"From this point of view they made me feel better and I'm now a lot happier."
http://d.yimg.com/i//ng/sp/eurosport/20090514/25/5a8908e173c9cb90692b1b79ff50ff84.jpg
The 31-year-old has been linked in the media with a move away after Juve slipped out of the Serie A title race.
He came out five minutes early for the second half of the recent 2-2 draw with Lecce and was clearly in a distressed state following a dressing room row.
"Now I confirm it officially, I will not leave Turin next season and will continue to be the Juventus goalkeeper," Buffon told his official website.
"In the last few days I have had two chats to clear things up with (part owner) John Elkann and (chief executive) Jean Claude Blanc. I was not scared that we wouldn't win things next season, but that we wouldn't be able to in three or four.
"From this point of view they made me feel better and I'm now a lot happier."