BREAKING: “He will help Man utd win Trophies “; Ten Hag personally asks Man Utd to make “mouth-watering” £180,000-a-week star forward as replacement for Rashford

BREAKING: “He will help Man utd win Trophies “; Ten Hag personally asks Man Utd to make “mouth-watering” £180,000-a-week star forward as replacement for Rashford

Manchester United are interested in signing AS Roma forward Paulo Dybala, who has a release clause worth €12 million.

Dybala enjoyed an exceptional 2023/24 season, scoring 16 goals in 39 appearances in all competitions for the Italian side as they secured a place in Europe for next season by finishing sixth. This fruitful campaign has sparked interest in the Argentine, largely from other Italian clubs, according to reports.

However, according to Il Messaggero, via Sport Witness, United are among the interested parties, with Erik ten Hag specifically requesting that new ownership group INEOS make a move.

The Italian outlet suggest that the release clause for Serie A clubs is €12 million, thus placing United in pole position to land their man, if they can agree personal terms with the player.

After an illustrious spell at Juventus, where he scored over 100 goals in almost 300 appearances, Dybala left the Old Lady in 2022, joining Roma on a three-year deal. The 30-year-old has continued to impress in Serie A, becoming the talisman of a side that has languished in the Europa League spots.

Now, with just a year left on his current deal with I Giallorossi, a return to one of Italy’s clubs regularly competing for the title, or a move away from the country, are both on the cards. Whilst entering the latter stages of his career, at just €12 million, United may feel Dybala is worth this low-risk investment.

The versatile forward would add experience and immense technical quality to a United side that looked bereft of some of these elements last season, and the prospect of his arrival at Old Trafford has been described as ‘mouthwatering’. However, Voce Giallo Rossa suggest that Dybala’s significant wage demands may present a stumbling block in negotiations over a potential move.

The publication suggests that the former Palermo man would demand a salary of €6.5 million, which would be a ‘real obstacle’ for some of the interested parties. At United, this would make him the club’s 16th most handsomely paid player, while at both Inter Milan and Juventus, he’d become both club’s seventh most highly paid individual.

This suggests that United may be financially well-placed to secure the services of Dybala this summer, if they can convince the man with Italian citizenship to leave his adopted country.

With Anthony Martial departing, Marcus Rashford’s future uncertain and Rasmsus Hojlund producing a hit-and-miss first campaign at the club, an additional piece of quality at a cut-price to add to a meek attacking unit could be an attractive option for INEOS.