The Italian parted ways with Juventus after nineteen years of service, but the legendary striker has not decided to hang up his boots just as yet.
The Juventus veteran has won it all, and the fact that he has spent 19 years at a top club like Juve is proof of that. It was a truly emotional moment when the Turin legend was doing his lap of honour after being substituted by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Simone-Pepe-c33591 in the 58th
minute in his last appearance in Serie A against Atalanta. What was even more fitting was that he was able to get on the score-sheet with a sweetly timed shot on the 28th minute.
However, after being told that he is surplus to requirements at the Old Lady, Del Piero has stated that he would not be retiring just as yet and would continue to play until his legs allowed him to do. At 37, the striker is a great example for all the youngsters
who aspire to be football players; the sheer longevity of his career given the fact that he is a striker is nothing short of remarkable.
He was used sparingly by the Turin boss, Antonio Conte, but Del Piero always stood up and made an impact whenever asked to. He was pivotal in their progression to the finals of the Coppa Italia, a final which they lost out to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003.
The question, however, arises as to what next for the Juventus legend. He has had no shortage of suitors with a host of Italian clubs looking to sign him up immediately, with Aurelio de Laurentiis mentioning a number of times that a player of Del Piero’s
stature would always be welcome at his Napoli. The Udinese chief, Giampaolo Pozzo, did not hide his appreciation for the Italian World Cup winning star.
Del Piero has categorically denied that he would not be plying his trade in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926, as it will be against the moral code he has set for himself. But the striker has said that he would be deciding his future within the next week.
There have been options on the table from all around the world, with interested parties in South http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390, North America, across Europe and even Asian clubs have expressed a willingness to sign the star striker.
Let us take a look at the clubs in South America and see what options are on the table for the former Bianconeri star.
South America
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The forward has been quizzed with the possibility of reuniting with his former teammate, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Trezeguet-c10623, who plies his trade with the Argentinean outfit. The club is currently in the second tier of the Argentinean League; however, the prospect of teaming
up with his partner of ten years might lure him to the shores of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841. The forward was quick to deny any talks with his former teammate on the topic of transferring to the club, but he left the door open for a move to the Latin club.
Club America
There have been rumours floating of the representatives of the Italian international being in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mexico-c2956 over a possible move for the former Azzurri international. His representatives are apparently in Cancun trying to find the final destination for the all
time leading scorer of Juventus. It would be interesting to see if South American can match his wage demands.
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