Gianluigi Buffon was about to fichar by the Barcelona

To his 39 years, Gianluigi Buffon keeps on being the indisputable owner of the goal of the Juventus of Turín. The Italian goalkeeper carries a lot of years being the big Italian referent so much in his team as in the national selection and this Wednesday will see again the faces with the FC Barcelona in the duel of Champions League.

However, the history had been able to change totally in the year 2001, in which Buffon fichó by the Juventus. The FC Barcelona was interested in incorporating him and the then president of the Barcelona entity, Joan Gaspart, programmed several meetings to try carry to the guardameta Italian.

According to the informations published by Sportive World, the player bianconero refused the proposal of the FC Barcelona to finish forming part of the staff of the Juventus of Turín. "I'm sorry, thank you by the offer, but already have arrived to an agreement with the Juventus", affirmed the goalkeeper in one of the meetings.

Then, Gianluigi Buffon was player of the Parma. After refusing the Barcelona proposal, wanted to have a detail with Joan Gaspart by the big interest showed by ficharle. It delivered him a postcard signed and with a message: "With all my affection to the president Joan Gaspart". After doing the delivery, the Italian espetó that "this is all what will carry you of my to Barcelona".

Mythical of the Juventus and the selection

Gianluigi Buffon announced his withdrawal of the Italian selection does hardly some days after consummating the elimination of the Italian team of the World-wide of Russia 2018. However, the goalkeeper is still in the Juventus knowing that between this or the following can be the last years of the mythical guardameta Italian.