Barcelona see Juventus star Paulo Dybala as the ideal replacement should Lionel Messi request a transfer, claims Tuttosport.
The situation is tense at both clubs around the Argentina internationals and they could end up intersecting.
Dybala has not yet agreed a new contract, reportedly demanding €15m per season net wages, practically double his current salary.
La Joya is only the fourth highest-paid player at Juventus after Cristiano Ronaldo, Matthijs de Ligt and Gonzalo Higuain.
Barcelona see Juventus star Paulo Dybala as the ideal replacement should Lionel Messi request a transfer, claims Tuttosport.
The situation is tense at both clubs around the Argentina internationals and they could end up intersecting.
Dybala has not yet agreed a new contract, reportedly demanding €15m per season net wages, practically double his current salary.
La Joya is only the fourth highest-paid player at Juventus after Cristiano Ronaldo, Matthijs de Ligt and Gonzalo Higuain.
As for Messi, he is increasingly frustrated with the situation at Barcelona, as Spanish papers claim he is ‘furious’ that the details of his conversation with new coach Ronald Koeman were immediately leaked.
His contract only runs to June 2021 and La Pulga has never more than now been poised to walk away from Camp Nou.
Tuttosport point out that if Messi does put in a transfer request, then 26-year-old Dybala would be the ideal replacement at Barcelona.
As for Messi, Inter and Manchester City are the natural prime candidates, but Juve wouldn’t turn down the chance to create the all-star attack with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.