Buffon joked about retiring at 55
The former captain of Juve does not intend to retire at the moment.
Italy's legendary goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffonclaimed that he intends to continue playing football and may play until the age of 55.
The experienced 17-year-old goalie made his debut for
Parmain 1995 and returned to Parma last summer after playing for
Juventusand Paris Saint-Germain. Buffon made 176 appearances for the Azzurri and 26 for Parma in the 2021-22 season as they finished 12th in the league. The 2006 World Cup winner has extended his contract for another year, which means he will play until 2024, when he is 46 years old. He will be ready for his 28th professional season and claimed that he has no plans to hang up his boots.
He said:
"I could retire at 55!. I played ten years in Parma in my first life, then twenty years at Juve, one in Paris and now I close the circle again in Emilia.
"And I'm not 100 years old. For ten years I have been thinking about when I will stop, but then I always continue.
"I have had important experiences that have allowed me to know football, but I'm not 100 per cent sure I'll stay in this world [when I do retire]. Maybe I'll experience something else."
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