Bettega: 'Buffon is untouchable'

“Gianluigi Buffon is untouchable,” even if Manchester City offer £32m, says Juventus director Roberto Bettega.

There were reports in newspapers around Europe that Buffon would be sacrificed to raise funds for the transfer campaign if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.

“The squad will not let itself get distracted by this sort of thing,” assured Bettega on the official club website.

“As for what was written in the papers about an alleged Buffon sale, I want to tell the fans that Gigi is untouchable. He will remain at Juventus.”

Juve go into a pre-match training camp this evening to prepare for Thursday night’s trip to Napoli, a game you can watch LIVE on ESPN.

“I am confident that we will soon be able to prove what we had done until recently. Aside from Mohamed Sissoko, to whom we give our sincerest condolences, all the players are in the hotel and very concentrated on the game.”

Sissoko flew out to Paris this morning after news of a family bereavement and is not expected to take part in Thursday’s match.
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