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Dossier TL-A60DStatus: Didn't happenOpened 1 Oct 2026

Closed: the summer 2026 window ended without this move.

Paulo Dybala to Juventus FC

Last update: 138 days ago

Status and verdict

Final status

Did not happen

Closed rumours are no longer scored: the status is final.

Verdict

RomaPress (19 Jun) reports Juventus is making moves to sign Dybala from Roma, citing Gazzetta.it. His contract runs to June 2027.

Independent sources
0
verified outlets
Repeated by
2
outlets, not first-hand
Denials
0
dispute the claim
Deal stage
negotiation
2 outlets
What the audit found

2 articles · no first-hand source

What we know

RomaPress (19 Jun) reports Juventus is making moves to sign Dybala from Roma, citing Gazzetta.it. His contract runs to June 2027.

3 Jan, CBSSportsGolazo reported Dybala is one step from leaving Roma for free next summer.

Key findings

  • Earliest report on file: 3 Jan 2026, CBS Sports, repeating another outlet.
  • No independent source: all 2 identified outlets repeat earlier reporting.
  • Deal stage reached by a counted source: negotiation.
  • 1 report attributes the story to Gazzetta.it, whose own article we could not locate.
  • No second independent source corroborates it.
  • Latest evidence: 138 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
CBS Sports
03/01/2026
Tier 2 · Established

Paulo Dybala is one step away from leaving AS Roma for free next summer.

Fee quoted: for free

Stage: negotiation

No history yetRepeats another outlet
RomaPress
19/06/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

Juventus, under Luciano Spalletti, is reportedly making moves to sign Paulo Dybala from Roma.

Stage: interest

No history yetCites Gazzetta.it (article not located)

Timeline

  1. 19 Jun 2026 · RomaPress
    Juventus, under Luciano Spalletti, is reportedly making moves to sign Paulo Dybala from Roma.

    Repeats reporting attributed to Gazzetta.it (we could not locate its own article). Stage: interest

  2. 03 Jan 2026 · CBS Sports
    Paulo Dybala is one step away from leaving AS Roma for free next summer.

    Repeats reporting from another outlet. Stage: negotiation

Does Juventus need him?

Second Striker: the strikers Juventus already have, from their squad list, and who they brought in there over the last two seasons. Facts only: we do not judge the need.

Current strikers (4, 2 with a year or less left)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
Nick WoltemadeCentre-Forward2430 Jun 2027
Randal Kolo MuaniCentre-Forward2830 Jun 2031
Jeff EkhatorCentre-Forward1930 Jun 2031
Arkadiusz MilikCentre-Forward3230 Jun 2027

Recent signings in this position

  • Nick Woltemade (Centre-Forward)2026/27 · on loan from Newcastle United (€3.60m fee)
  • Randal Kolo Muani (Centre-Forward)2026/27 · from Paris Saint-Germain · €41.20m
  • Jeff Ekhator (Centre-Forward)2026/27 · from Genoa CFC · €16.40m
  • Loïs Openda (Centre-Forward)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · from RB Leipzig · €42.75m
  • Loïs Openda (Centre-Forward)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · on loan from RB Leipzig (€3.25m fee)
  • Jonathan David (Centre-Forward)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · free from LOSC Lille

Is it still alive?

First report
03 Jan 2026
Latest report
19 Jun 2026 (138 days ago)

Contract and fee

Contract until
June 2027
Reported fee
—
Free transfer
No transfer fee payable

“for free (CBS Sports)”

Outlets quoting
1
Confidence
Single source

Converted to euros at approximate fixed rates. Outlets that only repeat another outlet's figure do not count as corroboration.

Under a year left: the selling club risks losing him for free next summer, which usually lowers the price.

Player profile

Full name
Paulo Exequiel Dybala
Age
32
Agent
B.T.A.

Photo: Olga Shcherbytska, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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Clubs in this move