Released by Juventus, Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini should continue his career in MLS.
Veteran Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini is expected to sign a contract with Los Angeles FC this week. It would be his new club after many years spent at Juventusaccording to what the site reports ESPN.
LAFC currently sit in first place in the MLS Western Conference after 14 matches under Steve Cherundolo, who has been head coach for a few months.
A new challenge for Chiellini
The 37-year-old full-back, who is Juventus’ third most capped player behind Alessandro Del Piero and Gianluigi Buffon, announced earlier this month that he would be leaving the Old Lady at the end of the season. Chiellini joined Juve in 2004 from Livorno, winning nine league titles and five Italian Cups during his time in Turin.
“We had these 10 wonderful years, it’s up to others to continue now,” he said at the time. “I did everything I could, I hope I left something. It’s my choice 100%, I’m happy to start at such a high level because for many years I said I didn’t want to end up struggling and not being able to play at my level. I gave it my all, soon I will be Juventus’ biggest fan from the outside. After so many years with this club, you can’t get away from it. »
Chiellini announced his retirement from international football last month, and his final match for Italy will be on Wednesday, when the European champions play Argentina in the Finalissima.
With 116 appearances for the national team, Chiellini is fifth in the ranking of the most experienced Italian players, alongside Andrea Pirlo. Only Daniele De Rossi, Paolo Maldini, Fabio Cannavaro and Buffon are ahead of him.
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