Andrea Pirlo has signed a new two year deal at Juventus.
The lucrative deal will keep him at the Serie A champions until the summer of 2016.
Pirlo, aged 35 is set to play in yet another World Cup finals, in what will be his final World Cup before he retires from international football.
The veteran Italian is set to spearhead Italy’s World Cup campaign in Brazil, starting with a game against England in Manaus on Saturday.
The official Juventus website released a statement onm Pirlo’s new deal.
It read.
“For 131 games Andrea Pirlo has been the fulcrum of the side, the intersection through which every move passes.
“Six thunderbolts have been released from his foot this season, 14 goals in total. In three years he’s played his team-mates through on goal 30 times, touching the ball at least once for every minute he’s spent on the pitch (11,551 balls played versus his 11,344 minutes in action), with a pass completion rate of over 90%.”
Pirlo is still at the top of his game, having signed for Juventus on a free transfer from AC Milan in the summer of 2011.
He spent ten years at Milan, making 248 appearances for the club.
By Ben Reardon
@BenReardon1
