Revealed : How Paul pogba will help Manchester United sign former team mate Pablo Dybala.
Juventus delivered a bombshell on
Monday with the announcement that club
symbol Paulo Dybala will be leaving
at the end of the season.
Dybala has been a fan favourite during
seven seasons in Turin, scoring 113
goals and winning five Scudetti.
But Juventus have opted against renewing
his contract which expires at the end
of the season.
“The most important change is that
Juventus have not renewed Paulo Dybala’s
contract,” Juventus CEO Maurizio
Arrivabene confirmed.
“With the purchases made in January,
with the arrival of Dusan Vlahovic,
Paulo’s position was no longer at the centre
of the project. That’s why this kind
of decision was preferred.
“The parameters were different, I had
already spoken about it, no one has
ever questioned Paulo’s ability. There
were considerations to be made about
appearances, length and financial
considerations.
“We made our choices in January,
we got here. It would have been easy
for Juventus to make a low bid, but
it would have been disrespectful towards
Paulo. The decision is made. Today’s
meeting was friendly, clear and respectful.”
So Dybala will now move on, with
Atletico Madrid and Inter considered
the early favourites to sign him – although
there is strong interest from the likes
of Tottenham and reportedly Arsenal
and Man City also.
But Dybala leaving Juventus could spell
bad news for two other Premier League
clubs; Chelsea and Manchester United.
At the end of 2021, Dybala and Juventus
had agreed on a new four-year contract
worth €8 million per year plus €2m
in bonuses.
The Bianconeri will now save a huge
amount from their salary bill and these
savings will be put towards funding
new summer signings.
Juventus target Rudiger and Pogba
Two of their main targets for the summer
transfer window are Antonio Rudiger
and Paul Pogba. Both players, like
Dybala, also see their contracts expire
at the end of June.
Juventus are understood to be favourites
to sign Rudiger if he opts to leave Chelsea.
The Germany international, who has established
himself as one of Europe’s best defenders
under Thomas Tuchel, wants to wait
and see who Chelsea’s new owners are
first but if he decides to leave then Juve
are currently first choice to get him.
Juventus will sign a central defender this
summer as Giorgio Chiellini, 37, and Leonardo
Bonucci, 34, have been plagued by injury
problems this season as they get older.
Fourth-choice centre back Daniele
Rugani is also not up to the level required
and cost Juventus in the Champions League
last week as they exited to Villarreal in
the last-16.
The Bianconeri will also sign a top central
midfielder this summer. Pogba, who
starred at Juve from 2012 to 2016 before
returning to Man Utd in a €100m-plus
deal, is high up the list of possible
signings for this position.
Pogba looks increasingly unlikely to
stay at Man Utd given their struggles
on the pitch but Juventus would not
have been able to afford the Frenchman’s
salary – or Rudiger’s - if Dybala had
signed a new deal. Dybala’s exit will
now make it possible for Juve to sign
at least one of them.
Chelsea’s Jorginho, who has only one
year left on his contract at Chelsea, is
another option in central midfield.
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