Italian great, Andrea Pirlo has revealed that he could be end his career with his Serie A side, Juventus if he wins the Champions League.
The 2006 world cup winning player said that America’s Major League Soccer may be his next destination, but first, he wants to win this saturday's world cup with Juve.
The Italy midfielder, who already has two Champions League medals under his belt from his 10-year spell with AC Milan, will line up for the Bianconeri against Barcelona in Berlin in this season's showpiece.
But Pirlo admits it may be his final act in European football if he gets his hands on the prized trophy for a third time.
"If we win it I might move abroad because Juventus will be my last team in Italy," Pirlo told the Times of India. "MLS could be an idea, but for the moment I don't have any thoughts about it; Juve is the only thing on my mind.
"But I won't stop playing, I'll go on as long as I have the same great desire to keep training every day."
"This is my fourth final, but it doesn't matter. Such a final is always a unique and special game, and it's always different," he added. "We all at Juve know what we have to do. Barcelona are favourites, but anything can happen in football.
"I know what it is like to win a Champions League final, but I also know what it is like to lose one. The loss in Istanbul against Liverpool in 2005 is not just one of the worst feelings in my career, but in my life.
"I will think about that before Saturday, and I will use that feeling as an inspiration because I never want to feel like that after a game again.
"I hope this winning cycle will end with a Champions League triumph for me. It will be a dream end for my spell here at Juventus and a great day for everybody at the club."
Pirlo also believes team-mate Paul Pogba has everything it takes to be a real star regardless of whether he remains with Juventus in the longer term.
"I don't know if he will stay or leave, but if Paul carries on the way he is then he will become the greatest midfield player in Europe and at his age he could keep that title for a long time."
The final between Juventus and Barcelona kicks off at 20:45 CET on Saturday. Goal.
The 2006 world cup winning player said that America’s Major League Soccer may be his next destination, but first, he wants to win this saturday's world cup with Juve.
The Italy midfielder, who already has two Champions League medals under his belt from his 10-year spell with AC Milan, will line up for the Bianconeri against Barcelona in Berlin in this season's showpiece.But Pirlo admits it may be his final act in European football if he gets his hands on the prized trophy for a third time.
"If we win it I might move abroad because Juventus will be my last team in Italy," Pirlo told the Times of India. "MLS could be an idea, but for the moment I don't have any thoughts about it; Juve is the only thing on my mind.
"But I won't stop playing, I'll go on as long as I have the same great desire to keep training every day."
"This is my fourth final, but it doesn't matter. Such a final is always a unique and special game, and it's always different," he added. "We all at Juve know what we have to do. Barcelona are favourites, but anything can happen in football.
"I know what it is like to win a Champions League final, but I also know what it is like to lose one. The loss in Istanbul against Liverpool in 2005 is not just one of the worst feelings in my career, but in my life.
"I will think about that before Saturday, and I will use that feeling as an inspiration because I never want to feel like that after a game again.
"I hope this winning cycle will end with a Champions League triumph for me. It will be a dream end for my spell here at Juventus and a great day for everybody at the club."
Pirlo also believes team-mate Paul Pogba has everything it takes to be a real star regardless of whether he remains with Juventus in the longer term.
"I don't know if he will stay or leave, but if Paul carries on the way he is then he will become the greatest midfield player in Europe and at his age he could keep that title for a long time."
The final between Juventus and Barcelona kicks off at 20:45 CET on Saturday. Goal.
I will join MLS if I win Champions League-
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