Buffon back at Juventus: Cannavaro, Totti and Mbappe in keeper's best team-mates XI
As Gianluigi Buffon returns to Juventus, we have pieced together a best XI of the Juventus and Italy icon's former team-mates.
Gianluigi Buffon is back at Juventus following a year away with Paris Saint-Germain, returning to the club where he established himself as a modern great.
He previously spent 17 years with the Old Lady before his brief spell at PSG, winning a host of titles and enjoying sustained excellence.
Such has been the 41-year-old's longevity, the former Parma prodigy has rubbed shoulders with the very best in world football throughout his time, forming part of World Cup, Ligue 1 and Serie A-winning sides. With Buffon securing another big move, we have compiled a star-studded group of former team-mates for a dream XI.
CENTRAL MIDFIELD: ANDREA PIRLO
Has there been a more iconic duo of the modern era?
Pirlo was already at the top by the time he swapped Milan for Juve, but he saved plenty of his play-making brilliance for Buffon and friends as the Bianconeri re-asserted themselves as Italy's top club with a run of successive Scudetti.
CENTRAL MIDFIELD: PAVEL NEDVED
Nedved's blend of athleticism, tenacity and well-rounded technical ability made him close to the complete midfielder.
He helped Czech Republic to the final of Euro 1996 and his value to Juve was summed up by a Ballon d'Or victory in 2003.
ATTACKING MIDFIELD: FRANCESCO TOTTI
Buffon said it would have been "ruining a masterpiece" to have kept out some of the goals the talismanic Totti scored against him for Roma.
They were certainly on the same page in the international arena, helping their country conquer the world in 2006.
ATTACKING MIDFIELD: ROBERTO BAGGIO
Less than two years after a 17-year-old Buffon held Baggio and Milan scoreless, the pair were sharing the same shirt for Italy.
Two of the Azzurri's greatest were in the same squad at the 1998 World Cup, remaining team-mates until Baggio retired in 2004.