huge twist for the future of Paulo Dybala

The weeks follow and are similar for AS Roma which continues to cause a lot of ink to flow in Italy. Between the disappointing results, the departures in management and the regular changes of coach, the Roman players disappoint and fail to be solid, regular and encouraging. While Daniele De Rossi was fired after four days, his successor Ivan Jurić did not do much better since the Roman management decided to sack him after 12 matches in charge. It is now the legend Claudio Ranieri who has taken the reins of the Roman club. Three defeats in four matches against Napoli, Atalanta and promoted Como. The big victory against Lecce and the success against Braga in the Europa League did not calm the anger of the Friedkins, owners of the Roman club. As the winter transfer window approaches, everyone expects to see big changes at AS Roma.

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The first rumors surfaced in the various European presses. After saying no to the Arab sirens last summer, Paulo Dybala may have come to accept his departure ticket. La Joya is now more than ever on the list of executives likely to leave in the coming weeks. January is shaping up to be a month of big changes in Rome. Arriving like a Roman demigod in the summer of 2022, the 31-year-old Argentinian has always been the darling of Roman fans, to the point of refusing a miraculous contract from the Saudi club Al-Qadisiyah, a few years ago. month. A total agreement had almost been reached between the Italian club and the Saudi team. The Argentinian was to sign a 3-year contract and receive a salary of 15 million euros net per season. He ultimately rejected these advances to stay in Rome.

Contacts established with a club

According to information from the Gazzetta dello SportDybala's agent, Carlos Novel, landed in Istanbul earlier this week and is said to have met with Galatasaray executives, including some of the most influential. After a meeting during which the future of Paulo Dybala was discussed, he attended from the presidential stand the match won by Galatasaray against Trabzonspor (4-3). The Turkish press also captured exclusive images which had the effect of a bomb in the headlines this morning: agent Carlos Novel photographed alongside George Gardi, an influential intermediary often hired by the Turkish club to lead negotiations, which could also concern Lorenzo Pellegrini. He was notably at the origin of the arrivals of Mauro Icardi, Nicolo Zaniolo and Victor Osimhen at the Istanbul club in recent years. In Turkey, information assures that Paulo Dybala would like to join Galatasaray and the leaders are already putting pressure on the market to find a suitable replacement for Mauro Icardi, absent all season following his rupture of the cruciate ligaments. Metin Öztürk, president of Galatasaray, confirmed the rumor: “there will be players who join us and who leave us during the transfer window. This matter will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Okan Hodja and the recruiting team. Apart from me, there are three other vice-presidents who take care of football. I know there are discussions, but the real decision maker here is Okan Hodja»

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And the discussions will be complex despite the interest of both clubs in finding an agreement, but it does not look easy. In Paulo Dybala's contract, there is in fact the famous clause of automatic renewal of the contract as soon as the former Juventus reaches a total of at least 50% of appearances during the three years of the contract which will end next June. To date, there are eight appearances of at least 45 minutes remaining to trigger the clause. Dybala's salary is set this season at around 16 million gross. If automatic renewal via the clause were to be activated, the budgetary cost would double to reach a salary of more than 30 million euros. For foreign clubs, the departure clause is set at 12 million euros, but with only 6 months of contract remaining, the Turkish club's goal is to get a very strong discount also because it would solve the aforementioned problem of automatic renewal which scares the Giallorossi.