Former goalkeeper of the Italian "Juventus" Gianluigi Buffon became a player of the French PSG. This is reported on the site of the Parisian club.

40-year-old football player signed with the club a contract for one season with the possibility of extending for another year.

"With great joy I join PSG. For the first time in my career, I'm leaving Italy, and only such an ambitious project could lead me to such a decision ", - quotes the words of Buffon Press Service Team.

- Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) July 6, 2018 Earlier, the media reported that Buffon would earn 8 million euros a year in PSG plus bonuses.

On May 17, Buffon announced his resignation from Juventus, for which he spoke for 17 years. He noted that he had not yet made a decision on the completion of the footballer's career, saying that he had received several "interesting proposals".

Buffon moved to Juventus in 2001.

As part of the Turin club, he won the championship of Italy nine times (two titles the club was deprived of due to a corruption scandal), four times became the owner of the Italian Cup and five times - the Italian Super Cup. He also played three times in the final of the Champions League, but all three matches, "Juventus" lost.

As part of the Italian national team, Buffon became world champion in 2006 and a silver medalist at the European Championships in 2012.