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Lichtsteiner: I'm leaving Juventus and Serie A

On the cusp of a seventh Serie A title, the veteran defender says his time is up in Italy

Soon-to-be free agent Stephan Lichtsteiner revealed he will leave Italian champions Juventus and the Serie A as the Swiss full-back seeks a new challenge.

Lichtsteiner, out of contract in June, has won six successive Serie A titles since arriving from Lazio in 2011 and the 34-year-old is on the cusp of a seventh following Saturday's 3-1 victory over Bologna.

After Juventus moved seven points clear of Scudetto rivals Napoli, who are due to play Torino Sunday, Lichtsteiner told reporters: "These are my last 14 days at Juventus.