Juventus star attracted by the idea of playing for Barcelona; Atletico also interested

Barcelona are going head-first into the summer transfer window, hoping to reinforce their team through free agents and low-cost transfer operations.

Chelsea’s Andreas Christensen and AC Milan’s Franck Kessie have reportedly already agreed to a move to the Catalan capital, and players like Cesar Azpilicueta and Noussair Mazraoui could follow suit in the coming weeks.

Another name that has caught attention is Juventus’ Paolo Dybala. Set to become a free agent in the summer, the Argentine forward has refused to sign a renewal with Juventus on new terms, and could be on the move in June.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Dybala’s agents are looking at possible moves to La Liga. The player has always been attracted by the idea of playing for Barcelona, but the Catalan giants face competition from Atletico Madrid.

As it stands, though, there have been no talks with any club.

Dybala had agreed to new terms with Juventus in October for a salary package of €10 million, including bonuses. The club, however, withdrew their initial offer, recently.

Juventus CEO Maurizio Arrivabene confirmed the news recently, saying that they will, in fact, make no fresh offers for the Argentine.

“We won’t extend Dybala’s contract. We are not gonna make any other proposal – the decision has been made,” he was quoted saying by Fabrizio Romano.

Inter Milan have also quoted with an interest, but will evaluate their squad by the end of the season before making any concrete offers.

BU Says

Dybala, as gifted as he is, can only constantly thrive in one role. He is a second striker by trade and does best in a no. 10 role with little no defensive responsibilities.

His trade, therefore, does not fit Barcelona. It would be best for him to go to a team that plays a two striker system or an attacking midfielder role.

Atletico Madrid fit the bill, but have Antoine Griezmann and Joao Felix in similar roles as Dybala.

Inter Milan or AC Milan could do with his services, though. The former usually deploy two strikers in their 3-5-2, with Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko, Alexis Sanchez, and Joaquin Correa competing for a spot.

The latter, meanwhile, use a 4-2-3-1 under Stefano Piolo, and with Brahim Diaz struggling for form, can use Dybala as their no. 10.

Dybala could also fit in a free role in Thomas Tuchel’s 3-4-3 or as a false 9 in Manchester City.