In a move that football purists, romanticists and aficionados of 1990s Serie A will be excited by, Gianluigi Buffon is returning to Parma after 20 years away.
Buffon came through the club s academy in the early 90s and made 220 appearances for them in all competitions, winning the Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and UEFA Cup during a six-year spell in the first-team.
Juventus made Buffon the world s most-expensive goalkeeper at the time when they paid €52million for him in 2001 and he played 685 times for them across two spells, 20 short of Alessandro Del Piero s club record.
Nevertheless, Buffon s longevity has ensured he is the record holder for the most Serie A appearances (657) and titles (10) in the league s history.
After leaving Juve at the end…