The Argentine forward Paulo Dybala made a splash on Thursday in the European transfer market. Although his transfer to Al Qadsiah of Saudi Arabia for 75 million euros seemed a done deal, At the last minute he changed the course of his future football career and decided to continue at Roma.
“Thank you Roma. See you on Sunday,” the Cordoba native said on his social media, surprising all the fans of the club from the Italian capital.
The news of his continuity in Daniele De Rossi’s team was confirmed by transfer market journalist Fabrizio Romano: “BREAKING NEWS: Paulo Dybala STAYS at AS Roma. Al Qadsiah’s offer has been REJECTED.”
“Dybala rejected a package of 75 million euros (US$) 81,750,000) spread over three years with the Al Qadsiah. He wanted to stay at AS Roma“, Romano explained about the transaction.
The first to react were Leandro Paredes, his teammate at the club and in the Argentine national team, and his wife Oriana Sabatini. The midfielder responded with a “andiamo (let’s go)” to his post and later shared a story on his Instagram account where he made it clear: “In case you didn’t understand, Dybala is staying with us.” His partner dedicated a bunch of hearts to him.
Roma fans were quick to celebrate the Argentine’s continued presence at their club. A group of fans even went to his house to thank him for the decision.
Paulo Dybala will continue at Roma
The Cordoba native decided to reject the million-dollar contract offered by the Arab club and will continue at Roma, where he earns US$4 million per season. His contract will expire in June 2025 -at the end of the season- while the Arab club offered him US$ 27 million per year.
In addition to the million-dollar offer, another factor that pushed “the jewel” to leave Italy was that he could lose his place to the arrival of the Argentine Matias Soule to the squad.
On the first date of Serie A, Dybala He was a substitute and came on in the second half of the 0-0 draw against Cagliari. His technical director, Daniele De Rossi, had spoken out about the reports of his departure and said: “I can only speak about the situation with sensitivity, as a coach I can’t comment on rumors. Paulo will explain what has happened in these days. A team is stronger regardless of the players. No one is more important than Rome“, he had declared in the midst of the conflict.
The pressure and affection of the fans was an important point for the decision of the world champion in Qatar 2022. As soon as the news of the possible departure of the Argentine was released, they began to make graffiti on the streets of Rome for him to stay, and they even went to visit him at training to ask him not to leave.
Dybala joined the club from the Italian capital for the 2022/23 season, with whom he played 38 games and scored 18 goals that earned him a place in the Europa League final, but which he was unable to win against Sevilla in the penalty shootout.
Source: Ambito
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