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Thomas Tuchel and Gianluigi Buffon clash over Alphonse Areola

PSG Coach Thomas Tuchel and goalkeeper Buffon in a past training session [Courtesy]

Thomas Tuchel and Italian legend Gianluigi Buffon appear to be on a collision course, amid the rise of homegrown stopper Alphonse Areola.

Buffon joined PSG from Juventus in the summer as a free agent, and the assumption had been that he would be first choice this season - especially following the exit of Kevin Trapp.

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