Paulo Dybala - Performances

[Cal?]

yes many Juve fans think the same

I think the situation is more complex than that. Juve does want to get back to be not occasionally but permanently one of the 6-8 teams that compete for CL. In order to do we need to grow considerably because at present there is still a big gap with the top 4 clubs in terms of revenues. Juve managed to fill at least in part that gap thru better scouting and training and management, but obviously top players like Pogba, Dybala and possibly Sandro can outgrow the club and be offered higher salaries.
Our limit is to be part of Serie A that has been and still is very poory managed league that has lost appeal due to this and as a result the TV and commercial rights are way below the EPL, the only reason why the gap to this day is still manageable vs EPL teams is because frankly as it happens when there is too much money English teams are really poor buyers.

In the long term though Juve can compete only if we can raise the commercial revenues by an order 300% and that is the main reason behind the re-branding strategy that aims at establishing Juve as a global brand. Dybala is part of this effort and while with Pogba the timing was not right, from what I understand with Dybala there is the intention of leveraging him to achieve this goal so it is possible that the club goes beyond its traditional parsimony to keep him (he already got a very generous image rights deal that increases his net salary well over 10 million/year).
So to sum up I would not be surprised if we turned down good offers, this summer we already turned down 130 from Barca and 68 for Sandro from Chelsea, what would be more challenging is if one of the too 4 clubs comes in with a doubled salary offer.

In the past we were able to keep del Piero who also received much higher offers elsewhere, but he was Italian and our captain and the money levels were different, we will see what happens, but would really hate to see him at Real or Barca

I think Juve already are, but for the better part of the last decade, only 3 teams in Europe (possibly 4 this time) start the season with winning the CL as the aim, a handful have an outside chance (Juve included, and occasionally one pull it off).

Agree with your comments regarding Serie A, which is a bit of a shame because I remember the days when Serie A dominated Europe back in the early-mid 90s and it was a lot more exciting.

I hope you can keep him out of the reach of Real/Barca too.

 

[Gibb11]

Barcelona should have gone for Dyabala and Dembele this summer

 

[B&Wandmore]

Barcelona should have gone for Dyabala and Dembele this summer

they tried

 

[The No.10!]

No chance we might get him? such a fantastic player. Would take him over any and everybody currently playing!

 

[Peyroteo]

Watch Juventus when Dybala isn't there, then you'll understand why people rate him so highly.

Without him Juve are clueless going forward.

Allegri, although a great defensive manager, relies on individual brilliance on the other side of the pitch.

I do think he's the key piece in Juve's attack and I understand how important he is especially considering Juve's other attacking options but I don't think he'd be capable of going to Madrid to be their second best player for example.

I'll definitely pay closer attention this year though. He's started on fire so hopefully he keeps it up.

 

[Bepi]

He still needs to step up his game big time at international level. Messi & Ronaldo (5 balon d'or & 3 CL each in the last 10 years) cannot last forever and he may be one to see for carrying their baton. Juve is as good as we can get as a collective, the last step is having a supertop deciding a CL final: Pogba & Tevez weren't in 2015 vs Messi, Dybala & Higuain weren't in 2017 vs Ronaldo. Future should be more open, the two monsters are 30+ old now. Dybala is starting on fire this season, we will see where his CL and WC 2018 campaigns are going to take Juve and Argentina.

 

[FCBarca]

Barcelona should have gone for Dyabala and Dembele this summer

I thought this as well at one point, until the rumours of what happened between the player & Alves and Bonucci - both are champions and, if true, both felt the player lacked some bottle

 

[IFC 1905]

MID

 

[Skills]

8 goals in 4 Serie A games, 2 hat tricks in the last 3 games. Seems like he's really stepping his game up this season, maybe edging towards the Messi, Suarez & Ronaldo category production wise.

 

[B&Wandmore]

8 goals in 4 Serie A games, 2 hat tricks in the last 3 games. Seems like he's really stepping his game up this season, maybe edging towards the Messi, Suarez & Ronaldo category production wise.

well first of all Suarez is not in the same category of Messi and Ronaldo IMO, neither is Dybala yet but he has been playing very well this year with the exception of the most difficult game so far in Barcelona, where he was not helped by the team so much though so he shares the responsibility for the bad performance

 

[Infordin]

The quality of his goals though




The second one was Ronaldinho-esque

 

[Cal?]

He could well be the next world record transfer.

 

[B&Wandmore]

He could well be the next world record transfer.

I hope not.....at least for a few more years

 

[krazyrobus]

Keeper's positioning is abysmal for that FK. It's like he put on the runway lights, the flag men and instructed Dybala where to shoot.

 

[Adisa]

I think he's the best striker of a ball in the world.

 

[kouroux]

First goal is superb technique.

 

[2cents]

Reminds me of Recoba (a better version obviously).

 

[Red Star One]

He's absolutely brilliant, I love this boy and can repeat myself for ages - he's Ballon D'Or material. Second best left foot in the world, bettered only by Messi.

 

[B&Wandmore]

Reminds me of Recoba (a better version obviously).

wow what a compliment!.....for Recoba

 

[Jagga7]

fecking hell those goals . Pure class.

 

[crossy1686]

No chance we might get him? such a fantastic player. Would take him over any and everybody currently playing!

Would love us to get him but the South American's always prefer Barca or Madrid over United.

 

[giorno]

wow what a compliment!.....for Recoba

Behave. Recoba was obscenely talented. His problem was he didn't care

 

[Maradona10]

Juve wanted 120 million for him this year and his price will only increase. Heard Raiola wants to be his agent, so that might help us. I think next summer when we buy a second striker, i hope we look at him too. I do think we already have a deal in place for Griezmann who would be cheaper so i think we might go for him. Dybala i think sometime ago said he preffered to play in spain and not in england so maybe he doesnt come to these shores at all.

 

[SATA]

Wow that was one of the best hat tricks i've ever seen

 

[sun_tzu]

He's absolutely brilliant, I love this boy and can repeat myself for ages - he's Ballon D'Or material. Second best left foot in the world, bettered only by Messi.

Yeah... If there was one player I wish we could get it's him... can't see it tho... Barca or real I think (unless psg decide to spunk 250m worth of oil money over the old lady from turin)

 

[SATA]

He's absolutely brilliant, I love this boy and can repeat myself for ages - he's Ballon D'Or material. Second best left foot in the world, bettered only by Messi.

That's Matic, mate

 

[giorno]

Yeah... If there was one player I wish we could get it's him... can't see it tho... Barca or real I think (unless psg decide to spunk 250m worth of oil money over the old lady from turin)

Dybala was plan B for Neymar/Mbappé

 

[Sly]

Looking forward to watching this guy along with Messi in our stadium for our Champions League home matches. Hopefully they don't do too much damage

 

[Peyroteo]

Looking forward to watching this guy along with Messi in our stadium for our Champions League home matches. Hopefully they don't do too much damage

Don't worry. They'll both be too distracted watching the magic of Bruno Fernandes

 

[B&Wandmore]

Juve wanted 120 million for him this year and his price will only increase. Heard Raiola wants to be his agent, so that might help us. I think next summer when we buy a second striker, i hope we look at him too. I do think we already have a deal in place for Griezmann who would be cheaper so i think we might go for him. Dybala i think sometime ago said he preffered to play in spain and not in england so maybe he doesnt come to these shores at all.

that is not true, Juve rejected an offer for 120 plus bonus from Barca. These are obscene sums of money, but if Barca offered 150 for Coutinho and PSG 180 for Mbappe, 120 for Dybala would be a joke.

I know for a fact that Juve does not wish to sell him in the short term even for much more than 120. In the end of course it will depend on him, because while Juve is increasing his salary steadily (currently on 14 M gross plus another 5 from image rights) we will not be able to match salaries of 30/40 gross in the short term. I think the biggest danger is Real, since they have a lot of money and tactically there might be room for him next year, while at Barca he would play second fiddle to Messi for a few more years.
We will see, it is clear that it will not be easy to keep him but I think we still have good chances that he stays at least another year or two.

For sure Raiola wants to be his agent (who wouldn't?) but there is not a chance since he just moved his agency to his brother.

 

[B&Wandmore]

Behave. Recoba was obscenely talented. His problem was he didn't care

Come on, seriously? Recoba : Dybala = Inter : Juve , no better illustration of the difference bewteen the two clubs IMO

Talent without consistency, strength of character and will to win means nothing. The world has seen plenty of Recobas, Cassanos, Adrianos, Borghis and hundreds of very technically gifted players. Lower leagues in Brasil, Argentina and even Italy are full of them, but there are very few Messi, CR7, Baggio, Del Piero, Ronaldo and hopefully one day soon Dybalas because they are not just talented but have will to win and to do whatever it takes on and off the pitch to get it.

The fact that Recoba managed to be at Inter for over a decade is a testament of its managerial incompetence, but I guess for them it was always easier to blame referees rather than the fact that they relied on useless albeit talented players like Recoba for so many years.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

For sure Raiola wants to be his agent (who wouldn't?) but there is not a chance since he just moved his agency to his brother.

They could still use Raiola to broker a deal. Not that I think for one second that we would sign him.

 

[giorno]

@B&Wandmore yes, you just made ny point. But Recoba at his best was incredible. One of the most purely talented players i've ever seen. He just didn't have the mentality to go with that talent. Dybala is similarly talented, but obviously has much better mentality. Still doesn't quite have Recoba's left foot though

 

[YouOnlyLiveTwice]

Magical player and what a left peg he got! He has 8 goals in 4 apperances this season

Will cost 200m easily in this market.

 

[DannyCAFC]

Terrific player and not taking anything aware from him in that sense, but terrible keeping for goals 2 and 3.

Was surprised Barca didn't go after him this summer, I feel he'd fit in there better than Dembele and he's verging on elite right now if not already there.

 

[B&Wandmore]

Terrific player and not taking anything aware from him in that sense, but terrible keeping for goals 2 and 3.

Was surprised Barca didn't go after him this summer, I feel he'd fit in there better than Dembele and he's verging on elite right now if not already there.

they did in the end, but they preferred coutinho to play on the left

 

[B&Wandmore]

they did in the end, but they preferred coutinho to play on the left

another good game by Paulo

 

[Synco]

Was surprised Barca didn't go after him this summer, I feel he'd fit in there better than Dembele and he's verging on elite right now if not already there.

Dybala himself said (I think it was about the Argentinian NT) that playing with Messi is not so easy because they effectively play in the same position. Seems Barca went for him anyway towards the end, but it may explain why they didn't make him top priority.

 

[Jib]

He missed 2 important penalties in a row

 

[Infordin]

Why does he act like his tibia has been shattered into pieces every time he gets touched? I like him as a player, but it’s getting really annoying.