ROME, Aug 15: Italian international goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has said he intends to stay with Juventus despite the club being relegated to the second division for involvement in match-fixing.
Buffon told Turin's La Stampa newspaper that he had no intention of leaving. "If today I am a world champion, it is all thanks to Juve," he said. "At least it will be a new challenge — to win the second division title."
Buffon said that had Juventus stayed in the first division he would probably have left.
"I have been with Juve for five years and I was keen to try something different," he said. "It could have been AC Milan, Inter or even Arsenal. More than likely, it would have been AC Milan."