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Buffon and Chiellini sign one-year deals with Juventus

29-Jun-2020 18:29:00 | Yahoo Sports

SHOWS: SINGAPORE (FILE - JULY 20, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. JUVENTUS GOALKEEPER GIANLUIGI BUFFON STRAPPING HIS GLOVES AND WALKING INTO GOAL AT TRAINING 2. BUFFON DURING A TRAINING MATCH 3. BUFFON SMILING AHEAD OF AUTOGRAPH SIGNING SESSION 4. VARIOUS OF BUFFON SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (FILE - DECEMBER 21, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 5. BUFFON WARMING UP NANJING, CHINA (FILE - JULY 23, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 6. VARIOUS OF BUFFON SAVING GOALS DURING TRAINING CARDIFF, WALES, UK (FILE - JUNE 2, 2017) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 7. VARIOUS OF BUFFON CATCHING BALL 8. BUFFON JOGGING FOLLOWED BY DEFENDER GIORGIO CHIELLINI WARMING UP 9. CHIELLINI PASSING BALL 10. CHIELLINI CLAPPING TURIN, ITALY (FILE - APRIL 2, 2018) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 11. CHIELLINI WARMING UP TURIN, ITALY (FILE - APRIL 10, 2017) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 12. CHIELLINI DURING JOGGING DRILL 13. CHIELLINI WALKING TURIN, ITALY (FILE - FEBRUARY 19, 2019) (ESTE NEWS - ACCESS ALL) 14. CHIELLINI IN MIDDLE OF CIRCLE CHASING BALL AND SLIDE-TACKLING STORY: Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and central defender Giorgio Chiellini have signed new one-year contracts to stay with the club until the end of the 2020-21 season, the reigning Italian champions announced on Monday (June 29). Buffon, 42, joined Juve from Parma in 2001 and has made over 669 appearances for the club, returning to Turin at the start of the campaign after one season with PSG. The 2006 World Cup winner has played 13 times in all competitions this season as back-up to Wojciech Szczesny. Centre back Chiellini, 35, entering his 16th year at Juventus, has racked up 509 appearances for the club. Both players are aiming to help Juve win a ninth consecutive league title and their first Champions League trophy since 1996.