Gianluigi Buffon Posts Classy Message To Claudio Ranieri And Leicester City

As if things couldn't get any better for Leicester at the moment, the Foxes Champions League qualification has now been emphatically greeted with a glowing tribute from Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon.

The World Cup winning goalkeeper took to his official Twitter account to say "#Leicester @lcfc is no more a fairy tale, now is reality. Welcome in Europe Mr. Claudio Ranieri!"

Buffon played under Ranieri during the 'Tinkerman's' time as Juventus manager between 2007-2009. Will the pair end up being on opposite sides in next season's Champions League, though?

Topics: Leicester City, Claudio Ranieri, Football, Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus, Italy

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