Gianluigi Buffon says he turned down a "very big offer" from Manchester City while he was still at Juventus.
The goalkeeper was interviewed by Rio Ferdinand for BT Sport (h/t Daniel Murphy at the Manchester Evening News) and spoke about how he had attracted interested from both Manchester United and City during his career.
"When I was a boy playing for Parma, [Sir Alex] Ferguson tracked me closely for two or three years. He'd always send scouts to watch me. At the time, Parma was my world and I didn't feel like leaving.