Shakhtar Donetsk's Mircea Lucescu reveals Gianluigi Buffon bid

Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu has revealed that he tried to sign Gianluigi Buffon from Juventus.

The Romanian tactician claims that he made the approach before the Italy international renewed his contract with the Serie A champions.

"We tried to sign Buffon," he told Tuttosport. "But then he renewed with Juve and that was the end of that.

"It would have been a superb signing for us, both on the pitch and our image off it."

Buffon has been at Juventus since 2001.