Paulo Dybala reveals how close he came to leaving Juventus for Manchester United or Tottenham
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paulo Dybala has confirmed that Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain were all interested in signing him from Juventus last summer. United and Spurs quickly expressed an interest and battled it out to sign him on transfer deadline day, only for Dybala’s labyrinthine image rights situation to prevent a move from taking place. “It was more or less last year at this point when Juventus didn’t want to count on me, didn’t want me to continue playing here,” Dybala told CNN. “The team started playing football much better and that made me stay and have had a great year until today.” Paulo Dybala remains a Juventus player Dybala’s current Juventus contract expires in the summer of 2022.