He wrote on Twitter: "Every beginning also has an end. And this is the end of my second half at Juve.

"A decision taken, matured and communicated for months. But not an easy decision.

"Because it is not easy to cut this cord, here where there is my story, my joy, my tears, my home. But I know that time has come. There is no thank you big enough.

"I have given everything. I have received more. The time to come is all to be written. And to live. Always, until the end."

Buffon has yet to confirm whether he will hang up his gloves for good.

He told beIN Sports. "I will either retire or find a situation that motivates me, a different experience to take into consideration."