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Former Serie A goalkeeper Luigi Turci still ‘regrets’ his failed move to Manchester United at a time in which Sir Alex Ferguson was also looking to bring the legendary Gianluigi Buffon to the Premier League giants. Following an injury to Mark Bosnich early in the 1999/20 season, Manchester United went shopping in Serie A in pursuit of a new shot-stopper. Sir Alex Ferguson’s first port of call was none other than Gianlugi Buffon. A genuinely generation-defining glovesman, Buffon was one of European football’s rising stars at the time. But he could not bring himself to leave his beloved Parma ev…