Asked About Retirement, Buffon Just Follows His Heart

DBasia.news – Gianluigi Buffon returns to Parma and will still play at the age of 43. Buffon could have retired and relaxed, but he chose to follow his heart.

Gianluigi Buffon’s contract runs out at Juventus this summer. It didn’t take long for Buffon to return to his boyhood club, Parma.

Parma itself suffered relegation last season from Serie A, which makes them have to play in Serie B next season. But for Buffon, if Parma is in any league, he will still go there.

“My ‘root’ is Parma. I am happy to come back here and wear the jersey again at the right time,” he said as quoted by Football Italia.

“I played in Serie B when I was 28. Now, why can’t I do it at 43?” he added.

Gianluigi Buffon explained, many people asked why he didn’t just retire? Or maybe, could you just look for a position in the management of the Juventus club?

Buffon also calmly answered the questions. The reason he keeps playing at a professional level is because he follows his heart.

“I listened to my mind to see if I still had the energy needed for this challenge. Then the heart, because without it you can’t even win the game,” explained Buffon.

“I am a realistic person. I am a simple person, but complicated with dreams,” he continued.

Gianluigi Buffon himself is contracted by Parma until 2023. After that no one knows, whether Buffon will really retire later…