Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini Lengthen Juventus Contracts To 2021 | Soccer Information

Gianluigi Buffon and Giorgio Chiellini have prolonged their Juventus contracts till 2021, the Serie A leaders introduced on Monday. The brand new offers, lengthy anticipated to be confirmed by Juve, imply that former Italy captain Buffon will stick with the Turin-based membership past his 43rd birthday. “Bianconeri for the reason that starting. Bianconeri perpetually. And to verify it, in case there’s a want, right now their contract renewals have change into official, for one more: 2021!,” Juve stated in a press release. Buffon returned to Juve final summer time after a disappointing season at Paris Saint-Germain and is the membership’s all-time file Serie A look maker, turning out 479 occasions within the league since arriving in 2001.

With Juventus he has gained the league 9 occasions however his solely European trophy got here when he gained the UEFA Cup with Parma in 1999.

He’s Serie A’s joint file look holder with Paolo Maldini, enjoying in Italy’s high flight 647 occasions, and likewise holds the looks file for his nationwide crew, with 176 caps between 1997-2018, profitable the 2006 World Cup.

He has made 13 appearances in all competitions this season, with Wojciech Szczesny now Juve’s first-choice keeper.

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The 35-year-old Chiellini, who succeeded Buffon as Juve and Italy captain, joined the membership in 2005 and has since change into a stalwart in one of many Turin giants’ most profitable durations.

He has gained eight league titles and 4 Italian Cups, though he has missed most of this season as a result of a cruciate ligament damage suffered in August.