Argentine striker Paulo Dybala has reversed his decision to move to the Saudi league to play for Al-Qadisiyah for 75 million euros for three years, and has preferred to stay with his current team, Roma, according to what he confirmed on his Instagram account, in a surprising turn of events on Thursday evening.
After bidding farewell to his teammates on Thursday and leaving the Trigoria training center with “clear emotion” according to Italian media, Dybala surprised everyone in the evening by reversing his decision to join Al-Qadisiyah, which had offered him a very tempting salary of 75 million euros for three seasons, or 25 million per season, according to reports.
There were conflicting press reports about the reason for not completing the deal with Al-Qadisiyah, as some media outlets said that Dybala was the one who refused to move to the Saudi league, while others reported that Roma was the one who cancelled the deal because it was not satisfied with receiving only between 3 and 4 million euros in addition to the bonuses associated with what the Argentine striker offers with the Saudi team.
The 30-year-old’s contract with the capital club, which runs until the summer of 2025, includes a release clause that allows him to leave for 12 million euros, but it expired on July 31, with the option to renew automatically for an additional season with the same salary if he plays 14 official matches with the team this season, according to the Football Italia website.
Dybala attached the phrase “Thank you Roma.. See you Sunday” to the video clip he posted on Instagram on Thursday, as the capital club plays against Empoli in the second round of the Italian League.
Roma fans gathered under Dybala’s house to thank him for his decision to stay with the capital club, according to a video clip circulated by Italian media on Thursday night.
The Argentine’s departure from Roma seemed certain on Thursday morning after a video clip was published of the Argentine leaving the “Trigoria” center, where a group of fans were waiting to greet him in his supposed last appearance before leaving the team he joined in the summer of 2022 from local rivals Juventus.
Dybala has played 78 matches for Roma in all competitions, scoring 34 goals, since joining from Juventus, where he spent seven seasons and played 293 matches in all competitions, scoring 115 goals, winning the local league title five times, the local cup four times, the local super cup twice, in addition to reaching the Champions League final in 2017.
Dybala, whose career with Juventus has been hampered by injuries, was in Roma’s squad for their league opener against Cagliari on Sunday (0-0), coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
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