AS Roma to sign Paulo Dybala on a free transfer

Seria A Giants  AS Roma has won the race to sign Paulo Dybala on a three-year deal from Juventus as free agent since the end of last month.

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The Italian capital-based club were in a three-way tussle with Napoli and Inter Milan to secure the 28-year-old’s services.

But Sky Sport Italia reports Roma have won the race and that the Argentina international will sign a deal until 2025 worth £5million (€6m) a year, including bonuses, at the Stadio Olimpico.

Corriere dello Sport revealed at the weekend that the Portuguese manager personally spoke with Dybala on the phone a week ago to convince him to join.

And it appears that conversation was crucial to Dybala as Mourinho explained Roma’s project to him, with the final signature now the only thing missing.

The former Spurs boss appeared to push director Tiago Pinto to make a decisive move – and within the next 24 hours, Pinto presented Roma’s offer to the player’s agents.

It seemed Dybala was set for a move to last season’s Serie A runners-up Inter Milan.

However, that move was later scuppered due to the requests from Dybala’s agent and their need to sell either Edin Dzeko or Joaquin Correa after Romelu Lukaku’s arrival.

The delay opened the door for Roma, with Mourinho pushing hard to seal the move for the five-time Serie A winner.

It continues the Italian side’s push to complete their business early in the transfer window, with Zeki Celik, Nemanja Matic and Mile Svilar having already come through the door.

Dybala scored 115 goals for Juventus in 293 appearances across all competitions during his seven-year stint at the Allianz Stadium.

Source: Dailymail