Paulo Dybala warms up. The Argentine has already left behind the complicated thigh injury that left him out of action in the final stretch of last year. The forward's last appearance was on the disastrous night against Lyon, when he tried to jump onto the pitch despite the pain in the second half and had to give up after 13 minutes. A gesture that the tifosi ‘juventini’ appreciated a lot, and the club too. This summer there were several rumors about his possible goodbye, but, as AS advanced the Bianconera entity communicated to its surroundings that it did not intend to give up its services. So it was.
Andrea Pirlo, who this week also welcomed Morata, can now bet on La Joya, who has returned to training with the group and will be called up for the complicated game on Sunday, against Roma. With Sampdoria he could not play, but he had his moment of glory receiving the award for the best player in Serie A 2019/20. Another might come soon.
At this moment his agent, Jorge Antun, is in Turin to help him in various personal and professional matters. As soon as the market is over, the representative will meet with Juventus to discuss the renewal of his contract, which expires in 2022. The Argentine aims to double his salary, which is currently around 7.5 million euros net.
Meanwhile, Dybala works to forget a few difficult months, between the contagion to COVID-19 and the injury, which They did not prevent him from closing last season with 17 goals and 14 assists in 46 games. These days, in addition, he will celebrate 40 million followers on Instagram: his goal is to do so by returning to the green on Sunday, at the Olympic in Rome.