Paulo Dybala: Tottenham move off after Juventus decide not to sell

By David OrnsteinBBC Sport

Last updated on .From the section Tottenhamcomments675

Paulo Dybala
Paulo Dybala joined Juventus from Palermo in 2015 for £23.4m

Tottenham's proposed move for Paulo Dybala is off after Juventus decided not to sell the 25-year-old forward.

Manchester United ended their talks with the Argentine earlier this month because of his wage demands

Tottenham are still set to sign Fulham's England Under-21 left-back Ryan Sessegnon for £25m with midfielder Josh Onomah moving the other way.

Spurs had previously abandoned their interest in Sporting Lisbon's Bruno Fernandes because of the asking price.

Dybala joined Juventus from Palermo in 2015 for £23m and scored 10 goals for the Italian champions last season.

He also scored in a friendly against Novara in Turin on Wednesday.

Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri took over as Juventus boss in June.

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  • Comment posted by DaveR, at 08:30 8 Aug 2019

    Can’t get the wages you want from Ed Woodward? Go and ask Daniel Levy. Good luck with that.

  • Comment posted by imran Aleem, at 08:36 8 Aug 2019

    Arsenal fan here. Come in peace!

    Impressed by how Spurs are showing intent and ambition.

    Also showing up Arsenal in their levels of ambition after opening a brand new stadium.

    Spurs not selling off best players to "pay off the stadium" as Arsenal supporters told year in year out.

    Time will tell if Spurs are makin the right moves but at least they are giving it a right go.

  • Comment posted by klasing, at 08:25 8 Aug 2019

    Not been this excited about a transfer since Van Der Vaart!

  • Comment posted by duffspur, at 08:28 8 Aug 2019

    Sessegnon, Lo Celso, Nodombele and now Dybala in one window. Trying to think of the last time I was this excited as a Spurs fan come transfer deadline day!!

  • Comment posted by Dreddy Tennis, at 08:26 8 Aug 2019

    Could be a great signing, Spurs desperately need good backup for Kane.

    Will be interesting to see how he does. If even Man Utd turned him down because of his attitude and wage demands, it may not be such a good sign. Then again, Dybala may have made those demands in return for not being able to play in the Champions League. If he plays as well as he can then it's a great signing.

  • Comment posted by EtwaseTous, at 11:18 8 Aug 2019

    Updating this article and leaving the old excited comments is both harsh and funny!

    Seems like poor form Juve though to pull out.

  • Comment posted by U17652877, at 09:22 8 Aug 2019

    I think Dybala asked for so much money from united to compensate him for the embarrassment and damage to his reputation of playing in the Thursday Cup.

  • Comment posted by The Chosen Cookie, at 08:38 8 Aug 2019

    Excellent to see a Player tailoring his demands based on the circumstances:

    Man Utd, no Champions League and have players on 500k? - He wants 350k a week and massive signing on fee.

    Tottenham, Champions League Finalists and have an excellent wage structure with no top end earners - He accepts no signing on fee and reduced wages

    Credit Dybala

  • Comment posted by Craig, at 11:21 8 Aug 2019

    Dybalas agent wanted £40m for himself and £350k a week for the player, shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that United or Spurs decided not to close the deal.

  • Comment posted by DMT, at 09:02 8 Aug 2019

    Dybala played 30 league games for Juventus last season, and scored 5 goals ! That’s the reality of it.

  • Comment posted by bradley1886, at 13:22 8 Aug 2019

    @25. Very different financial climate that arsenal built the Emirates in. We took a risk as at that point gate receipts were the biggest income and we needed to close the gap. Now with TV rights and sponsorships Tottenham are able to pay off the debt without as much of a hindrance. Really nothing to do with ambition, its more about cash flow..

  • Comment posted by st7ckolas, at 08:29 8 Aug 2019

    This has always felt like a bluff to force Sporting Lisbon's hand on Bruno Fernandes. Could be an interesting few hours

  • Comment posted by Wengerout, at 08:27 8 Aug 2019

    Can't see how Spurs will afford this without upsetting other top earners at the club. Interesting. Wonder if Pochettino will further think that his squad balance is being undermined by the people who do transfers at Spurs.

  • Comment posted by Jeb, at 14:30 8 Aug 2019

    546. Posted by Ronald Trump on
    10 minutes ago
    #517

    Rubbish. Firstly, City have not spent anything like that amount on signing players. "

    Unless all of the sources on the internet are all coincidentally saying the same thing, then they have indeed spent £1.5 billion since 2008. Eye watering isn't it?

  • Comment posted by depotman, at 11:26 8 Aug 2019

    296. Posted by Mark on

    As a Spurs fan, this is classic Levy. Don't buy the 'Juventus decided not to sell' line.

    Levy loves dropping a big name in, making out we will sign them and then the deal falling through.

    This lack of activity will cost us. A tough season ahead.
    ==
    If he wanted £350k per week and his Agent £40m I'm glad Levy said no. Thats greedy even by todays standards.

  • Comment posted by billythekid, at 11:05 8 Aug 2019

    As a Spurs fan thank goodness for that best news on deadline day, take your image rights and bloated wage demand and stick em where there's no sunshine

  • Comment posted by Clem Fandango, at 09:32 8 Aug 2019

    If Spurs get Dybala, which I won't believe until I see it, will be the transfer coup of the entire window. Dybala is pure class and can play on the wing happily as well as leading the line.

  • Comment posted by East Finchley, at 17:50 8 Aug 2019

    Dybala and Coutinho to Spurs, yeah right, is it Aprils fool already. It was never going to happen. At least the manager, sorry the coach, can say now he tried but the club did not back him up.

  • Comment posted by Come the Glorious Day, at 11:50 8 Aug 2019

    It appears the stumbling block was that Levy wanted Juve to pay 100% of his wages.

  • Comment posted by Michael, at 10:40 8 Aug 2019

    "182. Posted by Stugden LFC6 on

    DYBALO COVER FOR SALAR INCASE OF INGURY WATCH KLOPP COME IN FOR HIM"

    I'm guessing you didn't pay a lot of attention at school?

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