Fabio Paratici admits he ‘did not expect’ Gigi Buffon to return after his PSG stint, but is ‘doubly happy’ as the Juventus goalkeeper sets a new Serie A record today.

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Andrea Pirlo will return to Juventus as the coach of their Under-23 team in Serie C, according to Sky Sport Italia, replacing Fabio Pecchia.

The offer had been in the air for several months and Pirlo wanted some time to think about it.

Gianluca Di Marzio claims this evening that the former midfielder has now accepted and will be accompanied by former teammate Roberto Baronio as his assistant manager.

The Juventus U23 team play in Serie C and last week won their first piece of silverware, the Coppa Italia Serie C.

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As Sebastiano Esposito and Inter struggle to agree on a new contract, the striker risks becoming another that got away for the Nerazzurri.

Esposito is contracted to Inter until 2022, but negotiations for a new deal are proving difficult, alerting the likes of Atalanta and Fiorentina.

His reported demands of at least €1m a season may seem excessive, but the Nerazzurri will be wary of letting their most promising youth product in years flourish elsewhere.

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Brescia midfielder Sandro Tonali feels ‘good enough’ to ‘reach the top’ and has vowed to make the ‘right sacrifices’ to get there.

The midfielder has emerged as a target for giants in Italy and abroad this season, impressing despite sitting bottom with Brescia in Serie A.

Tonali gave an in-depth interview with Sportweek and La Gazzetta dello Sport has released a brief preview of tomorrow’s piece.

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Former Italy international Andrea Pirlo has revealed being in contact with ‘some teams’, claiming he might take a coaching job abroad.

The former Inter, Milan and Juventus star will be starting a new chapter as a tactician and has previously claimed he doesn’t want to start a youth coaching role, hinted that he might have to leave Italy to get his first opportunity.

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Andrea Pirlo has ruled out a job with the Juventus Under-23 team – or indeed any youth coaching role, but reveals who inspired him. “I’d prefer to start with grown-ups.”

The now-retired midfielder got his coaching badges and had been heavily linked with the Juventus U23 bench, as it’s a young team that plays its football in Serie C.

“I am more inclined towards the senior squads to youth ones,” Pirlo told Il Nuovo Calcio Instagram account.

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Paul Pogba says his mother always knew he would return to Manchester United and that “I learned a lot” from Andrea Pirlo at Juventus.

Pogba began his career at United and moved back from Juve in the summer of 2016 for a then-world record €105m, although he has recently been linked with signing for the Bianconeri a second time.

“My mother always told me: ‘You will go somewhere but come back.’ She always said this,” he told UTD Podcast.

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Former Milan hero Andriy Shevchenko has revealed that he still keeps in touch with his former teammates at San Siro. “Milan are always in my heart”.

The former Ukraine international had two different spells at Milan as a player, from 1999-2006 and again on loan from Chelsea in 2008-09.

The former Capocannoniere and current Ukraine coach has previously been linked with the position as coach of the Rossoneri, when Marco Giampaolo’s future was uncertain.

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Diego Demme said his father “cried when I signed” with Napoli and revealed he “gets goosebumps” when he thinks about the atmosphere at the San Paolo.

The German midfielder arrived in Naples on a €12m transfer from RB Leizpig in January and has quickly established himself as one of the heroes in the city.

He signed a deal until June 2024 and life at the San Paolo has already lived up to his high expectations.

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