Midfielder Claudio Marchisio has ended a career-long association with Juventus by agreeing to curtail his contract, due to run until 2020.
Claudio Marchisio has left Serie A champions Juventus after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
The 32-year-old joined the club aged just seven and has represented the ‘Old Lady’ with distinction ever since.
Known as ‘Il Principino’ (The Little Prince), Marchisio made his debut for the club during their spell in Serie B in the wake of the Calciopoli scandal and went on to make 389 appearances for the ‘Bianconeri’, a figure bettered by just 17 players.
25 unforgettable years in black and white draw to a close for @ClaMarchisio8 ??
Thank you for everything, Claudio! https://t.co/pZYAu9iGfs pic.twitter.com/AI6YtCmTQq
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) August 17, 2018
Marchisio ends his time in Turing withthree Italian Super Cups, four Coppa Italias and seven consecutive Scudetti.
Juve’s official website gave a glowing tribute to their homegrown star as they announced the news, with an official statement reading: “With every battle competed, every ripple of the net and every trophy raised, his childhood dreams kept coming true.
“In truth, we all lived our dreams side by side with Claudio.Watching him grow and become, year after year, a man, husband and father filled all of us ‘Bianconeri’ with a unique sense of gratification.
“Having had the opportunity to accompany him on this path, to discover a homegrown champion, day by day, was quite simply a privilege and an honour.
“And it will be a pleasure to keep following him, with whichever shirt he will wear in the future. For the black and white stripes, as we know, will always form an indelible part of him and his story.
“Thanks for everything, Claudio! We wish you the very best!”