Premier League clubs on alert as Andrea Pirlo announces he is leaving Juventus

The bearded maestro will be welcomed with open arms in America... and England.

Andrea Pirlo is all set to leave The Old Lady at the end of this season and says he will not play for another Italian club. As reported in Gazzetta dello Sport, Pirlo told reporters, 'Ending my Juventus story by pocketing the Champions League would be a dream come true. But I won’t stop playing, I’ll go on as long as I have the same great desire to keep training every day. 'Winning this tournament would admittedly be the best way to close [my career at Juve]. But I wouldn’t go to another Italian team.' The 35-year-old added, 'Juventus will be my last Serie A team, whatever happens. MLS could be an idea, but for the moment I don’t have anything, Juve are the only thing on my mind.' 'Anyway let’s start by winning the Champions League, everything else comes later.' Juve take on Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals with the winners due to face the winners of Barcelona and Bayern Munich. A host of Premier League clubs would be on alert to sign up the midfielder that tore England asunder at the 2014 World Cup.