Parma?s leading ultras group ?Boys? unveiled a banner against Gianluigi Buffon?s return to the club: ?It?s the only place where you won in Europe.?
The 43-year-old has returned to the Stadio Tardini, where he will play in Serie B next season.
Buffon made his Serie A debut at Parma in 1995 and left the club in 2001 to join Juventus in a ?50m move.
The Ducali announced Buffon?s return yesterday, but the 2006 Italy World Cup winner was criticized by the club?s leading ultras group ?Boys?.
They unveiled a banner in front of the Stadio Tardini, which reads: ?You left as a mercenary, you can?t return as a hero. Honour the jersey.?
A picture of the banner was shared on the Boys? official Facebook page receiving hundreds of comments, most of them backing Buffon?s return.
?Twenty years ago you promised us you would never wear that s**y shirt,? the ultras wrote in the social media post.
?Three weeks after Australia you signed with the ?Gobbi?. Now you return to the only club that allowed you to win in Europe. After all this, we can only tell you that you are a little man. Honour the jersey and Forza Parma.?