Serie A champions after four successful seasons
and will continue his career in MLS
Juventus have confirmed on their official website
that Andrea Pirlo will leave the club for New York
City FC.
The Italy international had long been linked with a
move to the MLS side and the reigning Serie A
champions have now made his departure official.
"Andrea Pirlo has announced that he will continue
his career in the United States, bringing the curtain
down on four extraordinary seasons with the
Bianconeri," a statement on the official Juventus
website reads.
"Pirlo has ended his magnificent four-year stay at
Juventus after officially completing a move to MLS
outfit New York City.
"The mercurial midfielder represents the beginning
and, until now, the progression of a cycle that has
seen the Bianconeri return to the top table of
football in Italy and Europe. His visionary passing,
pinpoint assists, spectacular goals and masterful
free-kicks have been instrumental in the club's
continued rise.
"Pirlo arrived in Turin in the summer of 2011. It
was an exciting time for the club, with Juventus
Stadium officially opening on 8 September that
year. And in the first league game at the new arena
it was Pirlo who set a precedent for the triumphs
to come: on 11 September, just three days after
the opening ceremony, it took a mere 16 minutes
for the Italian to provide an ingenious assist for
Stephan Lichtsteiner to fire home against Parma -
a clear sign of glorious things to come.
"Bianconeri supporters may have had to wait until
February 2012 for Pirlo's first goal in the fabled
black and white of Juventus, but it was more than
worth it. Awarded a free-kick on the edge of the
area against Catania, Andrea stepped up to take it
and had the net billowing and the stadium in
raptures. It was the first of 19 goals he would
score for Juventus, each one a thing of beauty,
each one a jewel in his Juve crown."
Pirlo started his professional career with Brescia
and also wore the jerseys of Inter, Reggina and
Milan before joining Juventus in 2011.
He will join fellow big names such as Frank
Lampard and David Villa at New York City FC.
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