Salvatore Sirigu admits that being compared to Gigi Buffon at the start of his career was difficult to live up to.
The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper was seen as Buffon’s heir after bursting on to the seen at Palermo, and admits he found that difficult to cope with.
“When I was young it was nice to be compared to Buffon,” Sirigu reflected in an interview with L’Equipe.
Salvatore Sirigu admits that being compared to Gigi Buffon at the start of his career was difficult to live up to.
The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper was seen as Buffon’s heir after bursting on to the seen at Palermo, and admits he found that difficult to cope with.
“When I was young it was nice to be compared to Buffon,” Sirigu reflected in an interview with L’Equipe.
“I was also disappointed when later maybe someone else was compared to him instead of me. But since then at least 20-25 goalkeepers have been compared to Buffon.
“By then I was sick of it. Buffon is still Buffon.
“In my early 20s I’d go on to the field with the desire to prove to everyone that I was like Gigi. With time, however, I realised I had to be myself.
“The important thing is to know that I am who I am, and he is who he is.”