Buffon with the new contract becomes the third oldest player in the history of Serie A.

“We want you to still be one of ours”.42-year-old returned to Turin after spending last season in Paris Saint-Germain and gave his views to break another record by extending his current arrangement worth 1.5m euros annually.

Next season Buffon will play its 26th season as a professional footballer and set another record in Serie A.

Gazzetta dello Sport writes that Buffon was asked by President Agnelli to continue staying at the goal for the Benancane.

“We want you to still be one of us,” said Agnelli, according to the paper.

Buffon replied: “If you're sure it's the right solution, I'm happy to continue. ”

The World Cup winner will extend his agreement to another year, means he can become the third oldest player ever to appear in Serie A, as he turns 43 in next January.

The oldest players who have played in Serie A:

1. Italo Rossi (Pro Patria, 1951) 52 years, 11 months and three days

2. Marco Ballotta (Lazio, 2008) é 44 years, one month, and eight days

3. Francesco Antonioli (Cesena, 2012) é 42 years, seven months and 22 days

4. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, 2019)

5. Alberto Fontana (Palermo, 2008) 4 years, nine months and 23 days