The French Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saint-German (PSG) announced on Friday that Veteran Italian Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has joined the club on a One-year deal.
The 40-year-old 2006 World Cup winner joins the big-spending Parisian side days after his contract with Juventus ended in June.
Veteran Juventus keeper Buffon joins PSG
“We all feel an immense pride in welcoming Gianluigi Buffon into the great Paris Saint-Germain family,” PSG’s Qatari president Nasser Al-Khelaifi announced in a statement.
Confirmation of Buffon’s move came after he had arrived at PSG around midday accompanied by his doctor. He was also seen at the American Hospital in the nearby suburb of Neuilly.
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He will be officially unveiled as the latest teammate of PSG stars Neymar and Kylian Mbappe and company on Monday.
Buffon, the first signing since German Thomas Tuchel took over as PSG manager in May, said he was thrilled at his first job outside Italy.
“For the first time in my career, I am leaving my country and only a project this ambitious could have encouraged me to make such a decision,” he said.
“I am going to bring all my energy, all my experience and all of my thirst to win to help my new club achieve all the great objectives it has set out for the future.”
The serial French champions’ overriding ambition is to finally be crowned European champions, something which has also eluded Buffon in his stellar career.
