According to reports in Turin, former Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo will return to the club as a brand ambassador.

Pirlo is currently plying his trade in the MLS at New York City FC and its now being reported that the former AC Milan and Juve midfielder will return to the Bianconeri.

Turin based daily Tuttosport suggest that Pirlo still has strong ties to the club he left in 2015 and his plans are to return in the near future as an ambassador.

For their part, Juventus believe Pirlo is a strong representative of the Juve brand, both at home and abroad and would like to involve him in their rebranding.

The former Italian international will be 38 in May and current deal with New York City FC ends in December 2017.