Gigi Buffon called Paris Saint-Germain “a gift from life” and assured it’s “wrong” to make the Champions League an objective. “I’ve been trying for 24 years!”
The goalkeeper surprisingly left Juventus at the age of 40 and signed a new two-year deal with PSG.
“I had decided to retire. In my mind, I thought the only option was if Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid or Barcelona had come calling,” he told RMC.
“They were the clubs I considered crazy, a dream that wasn’t really worth thinking about seriously. So I was already organising my post-football life.
“Yet this call arrived in May. I took two weeks to think about it, because if I make a promise and give my word, I want to do it well. I don’t like to embarrass myself.
“After a little introspection and analysis, I thought to myself, I can do another year or two and I can do it well.
“I think PSG will be my last club, because this was a gift to me from life, a reward for behaving professionally. I want to stop playing at a top level club. I never considered going to another country, as I started at a top level and want to end at a top level, that is for sure.
“As soon as I met the directors, they said our objective is not to win the Champions League, because over seven years we’ve realised this is really difficult. You can’t set that as a target, but we have the ambition to improve, that is true.
“Paris Saint-Germain reached the quarter-finals, so the objective is to take a couple more steps forward and keep going that way.
“I have been trying for 24 years to win the Champions League and never won it! So I know how hard it is to have just that objective, and above all how wrong it can be to have just that as an objective.”
WasimRaz
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I agree with this
AnasShelpaye
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gigi we will make it for u champions is ours keep fighting psg we will get it
AnasShelpaye
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i still womder why he went to PSG?[doggreen]
cuz he lnow its our time
AnasShelpaye
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PSG must take it as an objective, or the Qatar royalty will be mad because they have spent tons of money and get nothing improved.
they build very huge team from nothing city and psg both ownered by arabs there are millions of people have money but you cant find aone who will give u every thing to get better like arabs they are loyal in their works
Yuccknrz
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MLS is calling.
Erlang
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People can be stubborn, it is wise to learn how to move on.
Djangone
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Good luck to GG, really hope to see your dream come true
zusamman
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PSG must take it as an objective, or the Qatar royalty will be mad because they have spent tons of money and get nothing improved.
segeacion
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Maybe he is not going to have one unitil he retred, but he needs nothing to prove that he is one of the best goal keeper in the world.
Hadam44
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i still womder why he went to PSG?[doggreen]
translation
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24 years with no. 5 years with 4. That is life, no one is really getting what they want
unware
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PSG is still having great chance to win it this year, but I don't want to see that happen
Gary13
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Don't say he doesn't have strong will, he learned the course from his experience.
operation
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Of course UCL is the toughest tournament in the world. Best club competes with each other. I agree with Buffon, but you have to make it as a motivation maybe ,to always push you forwarad.
oldesthle
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I really wish him good luck, the best golie of all time. I hope you could realize your dream in PSG this year.
paradiseba
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Maybe the reason why Buffon has retired is that he still dreams of getting at least one UCL
lifesoga
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Some times it is the destiny that prevents you from getting it, like this year, Juventus may be very likely to win it.
Isblessed
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Juventus winning the champions league the year after Buffon finally leaves them would be so funny please it needs to happen