{"id":1261643,"date":"2022-05-12T15:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1261643"},"modified":"2022-05-12T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:00:05","slug":"giorgio-chiellini-juventus-farewell","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/giorgio-chiellini-juventus-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Giorgio Chiellini to leave Juventus: Where next for ‘Chiello’ and who replaces him as captain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giorgio Chiellini has confirmed that he will be leaving Juventus at the end of this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 37-year-old centre-back subsequently ends a near two-decade association with Italy’s most decorated club. Having joined from Livorno in 2004, before the powers that be sent him on loan to Fiorentina for a year, the Pisa-born defender leaves Turin on the back of accumulating nine Serie A titles and five Italian Cups.<\/p>\n\n

“I give way to the youngsters, as next year I will not be here,” he told Sport Mediaset. “On Monday I will say goodbye to my stadium, and Fiorentina will be my last match. I say goodbye with joy to this team, of which I will be the biggest fan, because Juve will always stay with me.”<\/p>\n

“We had these 10 magnificent years, it is up to the others to continue now. I did everything I could, I hope that I left something. It is my choice 100 percent, I am happy to leave at such a high level, because for many years I have said I didn’t want to finish struggling and not being able to play at my level. I gave it my all, soon I will be the biggest Juventus fan from the outside. After so many years within this club, you cannot shake it off.”<\/p>\n

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Giorgio Chiellini won more aerial duels (7) and made more clearances (6) than any other #ITA<\/a> player against #ENG<\/a> in the #EURO2020<\/a> final.<\/p>\n

A crown fit for King Chiellini. ? pic.twitter.com\/Y7gGltfDHW<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n