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Emulating Buffon will be almost 'impossible', says new Juventus goalkeeper Perin

Mattia Perin has acknowledged trying to emulate Gianluigi Buffon's success at Juventus might be an impossible challenge.

Iconic goalkeeper Buffon brought an end to his illustrious 17-year stay at Juve, which included nine Serie A titles and four domestic doubles, when his contract expired following the 2017-18 season.

The 40-year-old will continue his career at Paris Saint-Germain, where he has signed for the upcoming campaign with an option to extend for another.

When asked if Buffon's legacy in Turin weighed on him following his €12 million ($14m) switch from Genoa, Italy international Perin said: "To emulate what Gigi did will be difficult, if not impossible.