A number of Italian news outlets are reporting that Juventus are on the verge of completing a deal for Paulo Dybala.
The 21-year-old striker has been linked with clubs around Europe and a sale has looked certain for a while now. The Argentine only has 12 months left on his existing contract with Palermo and has elected not to extend beyond 2016.
Further reports in the Italian press today suggest Rosanero President Maurizio Zamparini has instructed Coach Beppe Iachini not to play Dybala, fuelling speculation that a deal is all but completed.
Sky Sport Italia are reporting that a transfer between the two clubs will be completed following Juve’s semi-final second leg against Real Madrid next week. Mediaset go one better by suggesting the deal will include €25m up front for Dybala, with another €5m in bonuses. The remainder of the deal will include full-ownership of two co-owned youngsters, Edoardo Goldaniga and Eric Lanini, bringing the total value close to €30m.
Mediaset claim Juventus have already agreed personal terms with the player on a five-year deal worth €2m per season. The news outlet says a meeting between Juve directors Fabio Paratici and Giuseppe Marotta took place at the home of Zamparini to finalise the deal.
Fantastic news, if true. Dybala is definitely worth €25-30mil gamble considering what he has shown so far and his upside.
I hope so man, he’s had one decent season and tbh, he didn’t score THAT much. I kinda want him at Jue, but this is a lot of money for a player who is all rumour and way overpirced as it is.
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if the deal does go through that means no more cavani
I don’t know where these Cavani rumors are coming from. He is valued at €50+ mil and has salary of €14 mil/season. There’s no way Juve can afford him, even if the transfer fee and salary were cut in half. Plus, we already have Morata+Llorente playing a similar position. And he is 28! It makes very little sense for Juve to go after Cavani.
After looking over a lot of his game highlights on YouTube, I’m convinced he’s worth the gamble. He could be the next James Rodriguez or bust, but he is worth betting on based on what he has shown so far. Remember that Juve nearly paid €20+ mil for a much less convincing Iturbe last summer. So, it’s not much of a stretch for them to spend €30 mil on Dybala.
YouTube is not exactly a good way to estimate a players value but okay xP I hope he will turn out to be worth it. We dont need him to be a James Rodriguez imho, he has to score the goals. James does it every now and then but Dybala, as striker, needs a whole lot more.
I’m undecided on this move. He looks promising but we are definitely overspending. If he turns out great, then awesome. If not then we’ve shot in out own foot big time
Unfortunately YouTube is all us fans have. One would think Marotta and Paratici have scouts analyzing every aspect of his game before making such a massive investment.
Yes, he has to score more goals than James and I think he’s on track to continue doing that. It’s unclear where Allegri plans to play him. He can probably play anywhere in the front three of a 4-3-3. Palermo used him as a #9 and he was very effective at it.
I have good faith in Marotta and Paratici, if they consider Dybala to be worth the risk, there is a good chance he’ll be exactly that. However they have also made their mistakes, nothing is guaranteed of course.
It’s a very risky move to make, us fans will have to wait and see. I don’t rate Youtube videos highly, I don’t even bother looking at Dybala there.
Fingers crossed then
Yes, Marotta and Paratici have done enough to gain our trust in their judgement.
I know put much stock on flashy YouTube highlights either, but there are detailed (5-10 minute) cuts of Dybala’s individual play for at least 10 games this season. Check them out; they gave me a better feel for the player.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dybala+individual
I’m sure he has earned some reputation, I’m not against this move or anything, just pointing out big risks in the move. I’ll take a look at the video though! Just saying, his stats are not THAT great to make him worth 40 mill as Zamparini claims.
All this said, I do look forward to see him play for us if he really does move here