Juve keep hold of Buffon Friday 2 March, 2007
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Juventus have warned Milan that they won’t sign Gigi Buffon at the end of this season. “Dreams don’t always come true,” noted President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli.
The goalkeeper’s future in Turin has been in doubt ever since the club were demoted as part of the Calciopoli probe last summer.
Buffon decided to remain even in Serie B, but he’s since refused to commit himself to the Old Lady of Italian football once this campaign has come to an end with a probable promotion.
This week Milan again suggested that they were willing to sign the shot-stopper should Nelson Dida quit the club, but Cobolli Gigli has told them to look elsewhere for a new No 1.
“Dreams can come true, but that doesn’t always happen,” the Bianconeri official said on Friday afternoon.
“In this case, for example, the reality is that Buffon has a contract with us at Juventus,” he continued.
“Our agreement expires in 2010 and therefore there are obligations which need to be met from both the player and the club.
“But apart from this, we would like Buffon to continue feeling happy in our squad.”
Cobolli Gigli, interviewed at Milan prior to a Lega Calcio meeting, also calmed the storm provoked by some statements attributed to Juve winger Mauro Camoranesi yesterday.
“Those declarations were from last November and then initially published in December,” underlined the Juventus chief.
“[Sporting director] Alessio Secco already discussed the issue with the player when the statements were fresh.
“It’s old news and Camoranesi is now really working hard in our shirt and in the Azzurri jersey.”
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