Paulo Dybala 'cancelled a summer move to Manchester United by calling his agent while he was negotiating in Ed Woodward's office' with Juventus striker saying: 'I don't care about the money, I want to stay here'
* Deal was in place for Paulo Dybala to join Man United from Juventus in August
* Romelu Lukaku was set to move to Turin in exchange for the Argentina striker
* Dybala's agent, Jorge Antun, was negotiating at United's offices in London
* But he received a call from the player instructing him to cancel the transfer
* Dybala has gone on to enjoy a fine season with 13 goals and 12 assists for Juve
Paulo Dybala reportedly cancelled a summer move to Manchester United - while his agent was sat in Ed Woodward's office.
The Juventus striker's representative, Jorge Antun, was at United's London office during the first week of August last year locked in negotiations with United officials when the player called and told him to pull the plug on the deal.
According to Calciomercato, an agreement was already in place between United and Juventus which involved Romelu Lukaku being sold to the Turin club in exchange for the Argentine.
Paulo Dybala 'cancelled a move from Juventus to Manchester United' with a timely phone call. The Argentine striker was reportedly on the verge of joining the Old Trafford club. Dybala's agent was reportedly in with Ed Woodward (above) when the call came through
But in the nick of time, Antun received a phone call from the player, who told him: 'I don't care about the money, I want to stay here.'
Dybala, 26, subsequently stayed at Juventus, where he eventually convinced manager Maurizio Sarri of his merits and has since scored 13 goals and contributed 12 assists in 34 matches this season.
Indeed his form has been so convincing that Juventus are now in talks with the player over a new five-year contract and a salary increase, however a dispute over image rights has stalled progress.
Belgian striker Lukaku moved to Juve's Serie A title rivals Inter Milan in a £70million deal.
Dybala scored Juve's second goal as they defeated Inter 2-0 on Sunday night to return a point clear of Lazio at the top of the Serie A table.
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