Tottenham Hotspur had a deal agreed to sign Juventus striker Paulo Dybala last summer, but it fell through after the north London club refused to pay £14 million for his images rights, that is according to a report from The Times.
Spurs were linked with the Argentinian throughout the last transfer window when Mauricio Pochettino was still the manager.
Indeed they even went into deadline day hoping to get a deal over the line (Evening Standard) but they ultimately ended up signing Giovani Lo Celso instead.
Dybala has gone on to feature 22 times in all competitions for Juventus so far this term, scoring nine goals and providing five assists (Transfermarkt).
The revelation that the club had a deal done only for them to pull out for the sake of £14 million has certainly upset plenty of Spurs fans, who can’t believe that they passed up the opportunity to sign a quality operator such as Dybala.
Here is what some had to say about it on Twitter…
What a joke
— Peter Crouch Stan Account 🤖 (@Musathfc28) January 1, 2020
Cheers am currently crying
— Eashan (@EashN17) January 1, 2020
Says it all really #TightLevy #ENICOUT
— Lee Adler (@AdlerSussudio) January 1, 2020
That 14 million cost us our manager & finished all his good work he did in 5 years.
— . (@ftblTxshar) January 1, 2020
But we’ll pay 12+ million to sack our entire coaching staff instead of giving them what they want..unbelievable
— SB (@browniespurs) January 1, 2020
Surprise surprise. It’s always always about money. Grealish was the same. Top clubs and in fact top businesses take action they don’t “consider bidding” , “track a player” , “monitor a player “. You act, quickly, decisively & pay whatever it takes
— Anthony Heard (@AnthonyH7) January 1, 2020
Daniel won’t pay – same old story
— Shane O’Sullivan (@shanejosephluke) January 1, 2020
Bad mistake
— The Curious World of Greg Krojac, Scifi Writer (@KrojacGreg) January 1, 2020
Greedy Levy at his best, that wouldve sorted out our Forward issue right now
— Dylan J. (@dVOTED_) January 2, 2020
Spurs fans, would Paulo Dybala have made a big difference to your fortunes this season? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…
