Italy legend Dino Zoff believes Mattia Perin “will be the heir” to Gigi Buffon, who remains “the best goalkeeper in the world.”
The 1982 World Cup winner cast his eye over the current shot-stopper situation in the Azzurri camp.
Italy legend Dino Zoff believes Mattia Perin “will be the heir” to Gigi Buffon, who remains “the best goalkeeper in the world.”
The 1982 World Cup winner cast his eye over the current shot-stopper situation in the Azzurri camp.
“Buffon is the best goalkeeper in Italy, in Europe and also in the world,” Zoff told the Corriere dello Sport.
“Andrea Consigli and Antonio Mirante are also very talented, but they are no longer particularly young.
“If I have to choose an heir to Gigi in the Nazionale, I’d pick Perin of Genoa. The future belongs to him.”
Perin turned 21 last month, but has been consistently ignored by the Italy Under-21 side in favour of Livorno’s Francesco Bardi.