After postponing it last week, the Juventus management had a meeting with the entourage of Paulo Dybala to discuss his extension today. However, it did not go well, and the parties are headed for a divorce next summer, according to multiple reports.
The Bianconeri bigwigs proposed a base salary lower than what the ace is making now, Sky Sport informs. They offered €6M per year. Some add-ons that could have allowed him to earn as high as €10M. They had agreed to €8M wages plus €2M bonuses during the winter before the front office changed their stance.
According to Alfredo Pedullà, the break-up hinges more on the tense relationship between Dybala and Juventus rather than on the numbers of his new contract. The star and his entourage did not appreciate how the front office conducted the negotiation. The Argentinian international will now open talks with other teams, something he had yet to do. Instead, the Bianconeri have Nicolò Zaniolo atop their list of replacements.
The whole Juventus brass and the representatives of Dybala met for two hours at the club’s headquarters, Goal.com informs. During the talks, it quickly became apparent that there were not the premises to continue to together, Romeo Agresti pens.
Barring a stunning turn of events, La Joya will leave the Old Lady after seven years. He contributed to five Scudetti, four Coppa Italia, and three Supercoppa. He originally joined from Palermo in 2015. Inter, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester City have previously been mentioned as potential suitors.