Alessandro Del Piero has now retired, and he appears to be enjoying retirement, most recently giving a two page interview to Gazzetta dello Sport.
Despite talking a whole bunch about Juventus, as one would expect, he does recall a time when he came very close to signing for Celtic around the time he left the Serie A champions.
This came after he was asked by the Italian newspaper if he could imagine Juventus against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League with Gianluigi Buffon playing for the French side.
He said: “When I left, I had the chance of playing for Celtic. I refused that and other offers because I’d already decided to leave Europe, but that year, Juventus and Celtic played each other in the last sixteen.
In the end, instead of bringing in the Italian superstar, Celtic, in the summer of 2012-13, ended up signing Fraser Forster from Newcastle, and a certain 20-year-old attacking midfielder called Tom Rogic.
Oh, and Lassad Nouioui from Deportivo La Coruña on a free transfer.
During his time at Juventus, which spanned from 1993 to 2012, Alessandro Del Piero made 706 appearances, scored 290 goals and helped his teammates with 69 assists
