Dybala to renew as Juventus slap €200m price tag on striker
The 23-year-old Argentina forward has signed a new deal until 2021 with the Old Lady ruling out any sale before the 2018 World Cup in RussiaGremio-Lanús live online
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Juventus have moved to Ward off interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona in Argentina striker Paulo Dybala by tying the 23-year-old to a new deal running until 2021 with no minimum release clause included. The Old Lady will also woo Dybala by making him the highest paid player in the squad on a par with Gonzalo Higuaín, who takes home seven million euros a year net plus bonuses.
Russia 2018
Dybala has settled into life in Turin and is well-liked by fans, staff and his teammates. However, AS understands that Juventus will start to entertain offers for the striker after the World Cup in Russia next year, where the Turin club hope he will cement his place as one of the world’s top players and increase his market value accordingly.
"Messi's heir"
Dybala has scored 29 goals in 62 games since his move to Juventus from Palermo in 2015 and has earned the styling of “Messi’s heir.” The Old Lady have certainly taken that literally and will place a princely sum on any potential Dybala transfer: 200 million euros.
That is the price that Real Madrid and Barcelona will be asked to meet if they want to sign Dybala, who in the meantime will have to prove if he is worth such a huge sum. In Italy the consensus is that he will.
