“Barça? I had two good offers, but I didn't want to be a substitute …”

Gianluigi Buffon has been frank when asked how he chose to go to Parma having offers from other big clubs like Barcelona. The former Juventus player clarified what led him to this move into his past. One of the compelling reasons was sentiment. The other, not to be a substitute again.

“I felt a lot of emotion, in the end the emotional involvement was the only way to continue playing at high levels. I knew what Parma could give me, something that no other team could give me. I am happy with the affection of the people, to see certain places makes me feel at home. It's a place that I love so much. How was the idea of ​​coming here born? It was born day by day. We spoke to the president at the end of the game with Juventus, but of other things, and in the end he said 'would you come?' I replied: 'I don't know if I can play in B, I didn't want to cheat on him,' “he admits that he told him.

“Then when I went back to the locker room, I told the Juve coaches that I was happy that Parma had ended up in the hands of Krause, he has an important project. This here put me in a good mood and I started thinking about a possible comeback. He had other interesting offers, however, in the end the emotional involvement did the rest“Gianluigi Buffon, Parma's new goalkeeper, told Sky Sport on the day of his presentation.

“If I rejected an offer from Barcelona? I had two important opportunities, but I didn't want to be a substitute again, I was tired of being the second. I did it at Juventus because of the bond that was there,” sentenced the veteran Italian goalkeeper. It was a set of heart for Buffon, who has decided to accept the offer from Parma and play next season in Serie B del Calcio.