Juve to dump Del Piero

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has announced the 2011-12 campaign will be Alessandro Del Piero’s last with the Turin giants.

Del Piero’s existing contract runs until the end of season, and Agnelli has revealed the veteran striker will not be offered a further deal for 2012-13.

The 36-year-old could yet join another club when his contract expires, but he is expected to call time on his glittering career, after previously stating he would not play for any team other than Juve.

“The unique link between the old Juventus and the new Juve is our captain, Alessandro Del Piero,” Agnelli said at shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday.

“He wanted to stay with us for one more year, and this will be his last season wearing the black-and-white jersey.”

Del Piero joined Juve from Padova in June 1993 and has made over 650 first-team appearances for the Turin side.

He has won five Serie A titles and the Champions League during his time with the club.

De Piero also played in two championship-winning Juve teams who were later stripped of their 2004-05 and 2005-06 titles following the Calciopoli scandal.

He remained with the club when they were demoted to Serie B as punishment for match-fixing activities, helping Juve to win the second-tier crown in 2006-07.