Giorgio Chiellini’s retirement plan from Juventus

DBasia.news – The veteran Italian defender, Giorgio Chiellini has said he will evaluate his future at Juventus after next season, with the defender hoping to continue his playing career.

The 35-year-old defender has defended Juventus since 2005, making a total of 509 appearances for the Bianconeri.

During his stay in Turin, Chiellini successfully won eight Serie A Scudetto while also four times lifting the Coppa Italia.

Chiellini missed the 2019/20 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last August.

However, after recovering shortly before the corona virus pandemic postponed football activities in Italy, the veteran player believes he still has a lot of ability left to offer to the club.

“Next year, I will see how I feel. I will play for another year, after that we will see,” Chiello said through his Instagram account.

“I can play for another year after that, I want to continue to be in the world of football because this is my life. I like the role in club management rather than as a coach, but in life you will never know what will happen.”

The problem with being a manager, Chiellini admitted that during his absence from the field, he watched a documentary series about Pep Guardiola and Manchester City.

He said he had seen the greatness of the manager’s work while watching Guardiola, and expressed his admiration for the Spanish tactician.

“I think he has something different from the others,” he said. “I saw the first two episodes of the documentary, where he talked to the players and you saw his charisma, mentality. That’s what made him special.”

“For a football fan, two episodes of the documentary are enough to understand the greatness of his mind. I was not fortunate enough to meet him, but I think he has something more.”

Chiellini has been the captain of Juventus since 2018, taking over from Gianluigi Buffon, when the goalkeeper moved to Paris Saint-Germain.

He continued to play that role even though Buffon had returned, and was honored to be the club leader in the final stages of his career.

“Being a captain, on the one hand, is more tiring than being a phenomenon, but at first you have a bit of pressure. There are a lot of 17-year-old players with a lot of hopes that ruin a career,” he continued.