Juventus great Gianluigi Buffon in advanced talks about a move to PSG

Gianluigi Buffon is in advanced talks with Paris Saint-Germain regarding a move to the Ligue 1 champions that could see the Italian legend earn €7m a season.

Buffon left Juventus at the end of the just-completed Serie A season following a glittering 17-year spell in Turin.

Having arrived from Parma for a then world-record fee for a goalkeeper (£23m), the 40-year-old helped Juve win nine Serie A titles, as well as a further two chalked off following the Calciopoli scandal.

During that time he also won the World Cup with Italy and established himself as arguably the best goalkeeper of his generation.

Speaking at a press conference last week to announce his departure from Juventus, Buffon said he had received offers to play elsewhere and it now transpires that one of those has come from PSG.

The French side are determined to win the Champions League sooner rather than later and feel Buffon can provide experience and defensive nous to go alongside the attacking riches provided by the likes of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.

Buffon held talks with PSG officials in Paris on Monday and will have further discussions on Tuesday. The club, who recently appointed Thomas Tuchel as manager, are prepared to hand the veteran a contact until 2020, alongside a sizeable salary package.

Buffon is believed to be keen on the move and is likely to make a decision either way shortly.