Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini does not anticipate Andrea Pirlo returning to Serie A with Inter but maintains the midfielder's international career is not necessarily over.

The 36-year-old was left out of Antonio Conte's squad for this month's friendlies with Belgium and Romania due to a lack of match action, having not featured for New York City since October 25.

With Pirlo's maiden MLS campaign over and his international future seemingly in doubt, rumours had surfaced regarding a potential spell at Inter ahead of Euro 2016 in June.

But Chiellini, a former Juventus team-mate, told Rai Sport: "I really can't see Andrea at Inter.

"I believe that Pirlo will come back to the Nazionale eventually although, as with others, we're going to have to get used to him leaving sooner or later.

"Certainly I think the same as [Juve general manager Giuseppe] Marotta: I do not see Andrea at Inter."