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Juventus aiming for Angel Di Maria who is not young anymore. Gianluigi Buffon judging age will not be a problem for Di Maria and Juventus.
Angel Di Maria is reportedly the target of Juventus in the transfer market this summer. The Argentine player can be obtained on a free transfer after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of June.
Di Maria turned 34 years old on February 14 last. He was also recently excluded from PSG’s starting XI.
Throughout the 2021/2022 season, Di Maria started just 19 times in Ligue 1. Overall, the Argentine made 31 appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals and providing eight assists.
Gianluigi Buffon has no problem with age Angel Di Maria who is not young anymore. The former Juventus goalkeeper compared himself to being active even though he had four heads.
“I am 44 years old, but still playing. Age is not important. Motivation and passion are much more important and so is determination. If Di Maria joins Juventus, it means he is ready to do it,” Buffon told reporters. The Gazzetta dello Sport.
“We are talking about an exemplary professional, a good man, who never gives up and fights during matches and training sessions. I repeat, for Serie A at this time, he will be like Maradona.”
“At PSG, I played with Neymar, the young Kylian Mbappe, Marco Verratti… but Di Maria is not inferior to anyone.”
“When he won La Decima at Madrid in 2014, he played alongside Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. He was always one step behind, but knew how to play as a winger, an attacking midfielder and even Mezzala.”
“Whoever signed him, and I hope it was Juventus, made a good deal. We are talking about a champion and football needs champions,” said Buffon.
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