Real Madrid agree deal with Ajax for Pogba alternative, Dybala to be forced out as Juventus agree terms with Lukaku and more: Transfer Roundup, 2 August 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Aug 02, 2019 13:21 GMT

Juventus agree personal terms with Romelu Lukaku, Dybala not training until the 5th of August

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Everything points towards Paulo Dybala moving to Manchester United right now. It was being widely reported yesterday that the Argentine showed up at Turin to hold talks with Maurizio Sarri to clear the air surrounding his future and to know whether he would fit into Sarri's plans.

As per reports from reliable sources, Dybala will neither train with the Juventus team nor have his medical checkup with the Serie A champions until August 5th. Now if that doesn't make things clear enough, Juventus have also agreed personal terms with Romelu Lukaku.

For Lukaku to come to Juventus, they need to send Dybala the other way as they'll find it impossible to match Manchester United's valuation of the Belgian that is in excess of £79 million with a cash-only approach.

As such, it is clear now that the club has informed Dybala about their intentions and now it's up to the Argentine to decide whether he should stand in the way or join United.

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