The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and AC Milan defender has revealed that he was desperate to make a return to the game, having hung up his boots in 2010 following a stint with Parma.
"Palermo are giving me a wonderful opportunity and I didn't need to think twice," he said. "It is time for me to come back into the game."
Palermo are currently tenth in the Serie A table with ten fixtures remaining.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Pisa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | SassuoloSassuolo | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | SpeziaSpezia | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Cesena | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Cremonese | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Juve StabiaJuve Stabia | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Brescia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Palermo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Sampdoria | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | BariBari | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | CatanzaroCatanzaro | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Reggiana | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Carrarese | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Salernitana | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 | Mantova | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | SudtirolSudtirol | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Cittadella | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 12 |
| 18 | Cosenza CalcioCosenza | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 11 |
| 19 | Modena | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 | FrosinoneFrosinone | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 9 |
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