Legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has named his high 5 presently lively shot-stoppers, with Thibaut Courtois sitting on the high of the listing.
Broadly thought-about to be among the best goalkeepers of all time, Buffon was requested to call his high 5 keepers whereas in attendance on the Pageant dello Sport, an occasion run by Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The 44-year-old discovered room for his compatriot Gianluigi Donnarumma on the listing, naming the Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper in second place behind the Belgian Courtois.
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Following them was Germany’s Manuel Neuer, with Jan Oblak and Mike Maignan finishing the listing.
27-year-old Maignan is probably probably the most stunning inclusion on Buffon’s listing, with the Frenchman but to nail down a beginning berth in his nationwide aspect. Nonetheless, his spectacular type in AC Milan’s Serie A title victory final season has boosted his popularity throughout Europe, and it appears this has not gone unnoticed by Buffon.
Buffon is within the second season of his return to Serie B outfit Parma, having initially left the membership to affix Juventus in 2001. He was the most costly goalkeeper in world soccer on the time – a document that stood till Alisson’s transfer to Liverpool in 2018.
