<p class="title">Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced on Thursday that he will leave the Turin giants after 17 years but did not as expected declare the end of his playing career.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffon, 40, captained Juventus to a seventh straight Serie A title and fourth consecutive Italian Cup triumph this season.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To end this adventure with two new victories was important," the Italian told a press conference at the Allianz Stadium.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Saturday will be my final match with Juventus."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The former Parma goalkeeper will make his 640th Serie A appearance against Verona in Turin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffon said he would like to take more time to reflect on his future which could be either on or off the pitch.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"What am I going to do? Saturday, I'm playing a match and it's the only thing that's certain," he continued.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Until 15 days ago, I was sure to stop playing, but I received some exciting proposals, both on and off the pitch. Off the pitch the most interesting was made to me by (Juventus) president (Andrea) Agnelli."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Next week, after a few days of calm reflection, I will make a definite and certain decision."</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the Italian press Buffon has received offers from top European clubs including Liverpool, Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was a rollercoaster season for Buffon with Italy failing to qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in six decades.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His final Champions League game ended in another fiasco last month as he raged into the night at the referee after being sent off late in a semi-final defeat by Real Madrid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He is facing a UEFA ban for his verbal abuse of English referee Michael Oliver who he said had "a rubbish bag for a heart" and should "sit in the stands with your wife, your kids, having your drink and eating your crisps".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Italy's most capped player with 176, Buffon could make his international farewell on June 4 in a friendly against the Netherlands.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffon holds the record for going 974 minutes in Serie A football without conceding a goal and has kept 300 clean sheets in 655 competitive club matches.</p>
<p class="title">Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced on Thursday that he will leave the Turin giants after 17 years but did not as expected declare the end of his playing career.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffon, 40, captained Juventus to a seventh straight Serie A title and fourth consecutive Italian Cup triumph this season.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To end this adventure with two new victories was important," the Italian told a press conference at the Allianz Stadium.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Saturday will be my final match with Juventus."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The former Parma goalkeeper will make his 640th Serie A appearance against Verona in Turin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffon said he would like to take more time to reflect on his future which could be either on or off the pitch.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"What am I going to do? Saturday, I'm playing a match and it's the only thing that's certain," he continued.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Until 15 days ago, I was sure to stop playing, but I received some exciting proposals, both on and off the pitch. Off the pitch the most interesting was made to me by (Juventus) president (Andrea) Agnelli."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Next week, after a few days of calm reflection, I will make a definite and certain decision."</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the Italian press Buffon has received offers from top European clubs including Liverpool, Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was a rollercoaster season for Buffon with Italy failing to qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in six decades.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His final Champions League game ended in another fiasco last month as he raged into the night at the referee after being sent off late in a semi-final defeat by Real Madrid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He is facing a UEFA ban for his verbal abuse of English referee Michael Oliver who he said had "a rubbish bag for a heart" and should "sit in the stands with your wife, your kids, having your drink and eating your crisps".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Italy's most capped player with 176, Buffon could make his international farewell on June 4 in a friendly against the Netherlands.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Buffon holds the record for going 974 minutes in Serie A football without conceding a goal and has kept 300 clean sheets in 655 competitive club matches.</p>