„Juventus“ goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon revealed that the giants of the Premier League - "Arsenal", "Manchester City", and "Manchester United" - have tried to lure him at various points in his career.
When he was still playing for the "Parma" team, Buffon had met with "Arsenal" manager Arsene Wenger, and at that time he was also actively pursued by "United" strategist Sir Alex Ferguson. However, Buffon decided to move to "Juventus", and while playing for the club, he received an offer from "City".
"I remember, in 1998, when I was 20 years old, I had dinner with "Arsenal" manager Arsene Wenger. At the time, when I was playing for "Parma", I was long sought after by "Manchester United" manager Ferguson. However, the most serious and direct offer came from the "Manchester City" team. They wanted to start a new era with two or three famous players, among whom I was one. This was in 2007 or 2008. However, for various reasons, I did not end up in any of these teams," Buffon confessed.
The Italian has been playing for "Juventus" for fifteen seasons now, and during this period, he has played a total of 566 matches for the team. With the Turin club, he has won the "Serie A" championship eight times, although two of these titles were stripped from the "Juventus" team following a match-fixing scandal.
