The legendary goalkeeper, who worked with the Portuguese in Turin, can appreciate why a superstar forward wanted a new challenge
Cristiano Ronaldo "rightly thinks about himself a lot", says Gianluigi Buffon, with a former Juventus team-mate of the Portuguese understanding why a return to Manchester United held so much appeal.
Criticism has been directed at a five-time Ballon d'Or on the back of his decision to depart Italian football after three seasons that failed to deliver Champions League glory.
Ronaldo has been accused of leaving Juve in the lurch, with a second stint at Old Trafford agreed late in the summer transfer window, but Buffon claims to have no issue with an all-time great dictating where and when he does things.