There are reports Gianluigi Buffon will reject a final call-up for Italy-Netherlands, even though it was organised at the Juventus Stadium for him.

The friendly has been scheduled for June 4 in Turin and is expected to be his swansong in the Azzurri jersey.

However, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport among others, the goalkeeper is giving serious consideration to snubbing the event.

There are reports Gianluigi Buffon will reject a final call-up for Italy-Netherlands, even though it was organised at the Juventus Stadium for him.

The friendly has been scheduled for June 4 in Turin and is expected to be his swansong in the Azzurri jersey.

However, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport among others, the goalkeeper is giving serious consideration to snubbing the event.

Buffon was apparently hurt by the criticism he has received over the last few weeks, both for his decision to come back to the Nazionale after their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and comments made following Juve’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid.

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