The first day of Gianluigi Buffon-Bianconero 2.0 was decidedly challenging is not an understatement. It started early in the morning with medical examinations, then continued with a dutiful passage to greet his colleagues and, of course, sign the contract.
“My feelings? They are those of a man, and a happy sportsman, despite being almost 42 years old. I was looking for strong emotions and I found them when coming back to wear these colours.”
The goalkeeper first met the journalists, to whom he revealed all his emotions: “I believe that this return is a reward for me, because I know Juve well, I approve of all the actions, I know that this club does not gift anything and still being here is a great satisfaction. I hope to be able be able to share them with people I know and with whom I have a relationship of brotherhood with. I left a very strong Juve and found an even stronger one. Already today, going into the office, I found a world I did not know, but this is extremely positive, because it this club is in continuous evolution and this makes it clear that those who drive Juve have very clear ideas."
“The first-choice goalkeeper is Tek (Szczesny) and the captain is Giorgio (Chiellini). I thank them both because they offered me the number one and the captain's armband, but I'm not here to take anything away from my teammates, but to give my contribution. I'm ready for when there will be an opportunity to help the team."
"My number? I thought of 77, because it represents a bit my story. I wore it in Parma and it brought me luck, because then I went to Juve, so I like it very much.”
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Source: legaseriea.it