Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has confirmed that Manchester United were interested in signing him last summer and that he could have joined us.
The 26-year-old also received interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain 12 months ago.
Dybala had fallen out of favour at the Italian champions towards the end of the last campaign and was made available for transfer.
Prior to signing Bruno Fernandes in January this year, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was interested in bringing the Argentine international to Old Trafford.
Paulo Dybala told CNN:
“It was more or less last year at this point when Juventus didn’t want to count on me, didn’t want me to continue playing here.
“That’s when I was contacted and there were some clubs that were interested in me. Among those were Manchester United and Tottenham. I think for a long time there were conversations, then Paris Saint-Germain also appeared.”
However, Dybala’s intention was always to remain at the Old Lady and prove his worth, adding:
“I did not speak directly to any of them, but there were conversations with the clubs. However, my intention at the time was to stay.
“I hadn’t had a good year or a positive last six months, so I didn’t want to leave with that image because I think I had given the club a lot of nice moments and it wasn’t fair that I went like this.
“So I also communicated that my intention was to stay, work to grow and give my best here. Obviously it was not easy because Juventus’ intentions were different, but after the market closed, there was no more time and with the arrival of Sarri I grew a lot.
“The team started playing football much better and that made me stay and have had a great year until today.”
Paulo Dybala is currently under contract until the summer of 2022. He had scored seven goals and setup four more in 24 Serie A appearances (17 starts) prior to the league’s suspension in mid-March.
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