There's A Role For Jose Mourinho Behind The Dybala And AS Roma Deal

Paulo Dybala (Instagram.com/@fabriziorom)

JAKARTA - Paulo Dybala has reportedly agreed to accept AS Roma's proposal to play next season. Dybala's willingness to wear the Giallorossi uniform cannot be separated from the role of coach Jose Mourinho.

Quoted from Italian Football, Monday, Dybala was rewarded with a three-season contract by Roma or until 2025. This was confirmed by the tweet of the famous Italian transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano.

The expert confirmed, Dybala agreed to join AS Roma through his magic sentence, "Here we go". Dybala himself moved to AS Roma on a free transfer, aka free.

The 28-year-old striker is on a free transfer after refusing to extend his contract at Juventus, which expires this summer. In addition, Romano also explained that Mourinho was the key behind the success of the transfer.

Previously, Mourinho was reported to have contacted Dybala directly to ask the player to join AS Roma. The efforts made by Mourinho yielded positive results with the approval of Dybala.

AS Roma now only needs to complete a number of documents before formalizing the transfer of Dybala. While the player only has to undergo a medical test which is planned to be held this week.

With his success in getting Dybala, AS Roma is believed to be one of the strong candidates for the 2022/2023 Scudetto. Because, Dybala is one of the veteran strikers in the Italian League.

Dybala's achievements are evidenced by his stats during his seven seasons with the Bianconeri. During his tenure in Turin, Dybala recorded 113 goals and 48 assists from 283 appearances in all competitions.

The former Palermo player also managed to present a number of trophies for Juventus, including five Italian League titles, four Coppa Italias and three Italian Super Cups.