Paulo Dybala finally looks like another one to be resigned to Daniel levy’s burgeoning ‘close but no cigar’ file at Tottenham Hotspur.
La Gazetta Dello Sport’s Nicolò Schira appears to have a decent handle on matters and if we factor in other reports in the Italian press, then Dybala has been systematically making his way back into the fold at Juventus.
Spurs fans understandably became a tad overwrought in respect of Dybala transferring to N17 in the summer, and it’s regrettable that so many outlets opted to pass off endless recaps as updates. Yes, Football London, were looking at you.
A spurious tale about image rights was recycled with gusto, but without any measured thought. Many fans had never heard of the 25-year-old Argentinian before, yet swallowed whole that this boy had a commercial deal as seemingly prohibitive as those enjoyed by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Harry Hotspur blog had the inside track, from a source close to the club, outlining that two sets of agents wanted in the region of 40% of the final selling price.
Levy was presented with a terrible deal, swollen by greed.
Mind you, this didn’t stop fans screaming on social media, that the collapse of the transfer was all down to Levy doing his usual last minute low ball routine, which on this occasion, he wasn’t guilty of.
Hopefully Paulo signs a new contract with Juve, and we can all move on with our ‘update’ free lives.
