“He is not a champion and cannot be a leader”: the fierce criticism of Dybala from a former Italian scorer

“The most important change is that Paulo Dybala's contract will not be renewed. With the signings we made in January, with the arrival of Dusan Vlahovic, Paulo's position changed, he is no longer the center of our project. That is why we prefer to make this decision”, with those words, Maurizio Arrivabene, CEO of Juventus, put an end to the novel that had the Cordovan footballer as the main protagonist.

This news shook Italy and one of the first to express himself on the subject and support the decision of Vecchia Signora was Antonio Cassano, a footballer with a past in Real Madrid and the Italian National Team.

“Dybala for me is not a champion, he can't be a leader in Juventus and if they don't renew contract with him it's good. I think that the Bianconeri as a club have given much more than what the Argentine has given to the team. He has never been decisive in important matches,” Bambino remarked about the Laguna Larga native during a Twitch broadcast along with other glories of the Nazionale, such as Daniele Adami and Christian Vieri. The striker, who arrived in Turin from Palermo seven seasons ago, won 12 titles with the black and white jersey: three Italian Super Cup, five Serie A and four Italian Cup.

It is worth noting that negotiations with 10 had been dragging on for some time, when the footballer would have been put on the table a contract with figures that did not convince the striker and his environment, since a significant part depended on certain objectives. Despite suffering some muscle injuries throughout the season, Dybala has played 29 games, in which he contributed 13 goals and 6 assists.

One of those interested in hiring him is Inter, the current Calcio champion. However, according to Cassano, his economic claims would keep him from Neroazzurro, who he advised to keep the top of Chile's national team: “If Juve had offered him ten million, he would have had to close in eight. Then I don't know if he's going to Inter. I would keep Sanchez.” When he is left with the pass in his possession, Paulo is watched with interest by several of Europe's leading teams, such as Manchester United and Chelsea of England, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid of Spain.

After sentencing that “Dybala is good in the Italian league, but he is not world class”, he concluded: “Players like Lautaro, who has just renewed, or Brozovic, who is in talks, what will they say about Dybala, who would arrive at the age of 29 and then Inter puts 8 million euros on the table immediately?” .

This is not the first time that Bambino has aimed harshly against the Argentine. At the beginning of last year he said: “I have the feeling that, when they put pressure on him, he pees on him. And then he asks for 10 million per season. But please...”

“All his coaches at Juventus didn't think it was necessary. So I wonder if he's a champion or a great player. For me he's not a champion, he doesn't make a difference. He has good goals as I saw Di Natale do, Insigne. But if you want to take Juventus 10, you must be at a higher level,” he outlined at the time.

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