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Monday, May 25, 2015

'I'm Going To Juventus' - Dybala

'I'm going to Juventus' - Dybala
Palermo starlet Paulo Dybala has confirmed that he will sign for Juventus this summer.

The Argentine striker has been the breakout star of the Serie A season, netting 13 times in 34 appearances, and has been linked with the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain over the course of the 2014-15 campaign.

However, Juventus emerged as the frontrunners and last week Palermo claimed an agreement was in place to take the in-demand 21-year-old to Turin.

Dybala himself has now confirmed that he is bound for the Champions League finalists and is confident that he can justify the Bianconeri's reported outlay of €40 million.

"Juventus are the team that wanted me most," the forward told Sky Sport Italia.

"They made a great effort to sign me and I have chosen them for this reason.

"I've grown a lot in these last few years at Palermo and I think that I can grow even more at Juventus. I can still improve so much.

"I will give my all to show that Juve have done right spending all of this money on me.

"When I arrived at Palermo, they said that they spent too much on me. However, with time I replicated what I had done in Argentine.

"Now, it will be same."

Dybala also revealed that he would like to see Carlos Tevez, who has one year left on his Juve contract, extend his spell with the Italian champions.

"For me, it would be better if he says," the youngster added. "With him by my side, it would be easier to learn."

Berlusconi: I Don't Want To Sell My Milan

Berlusconi: I don't want to sell my Milan
Silvio Berlusconi has admitted that he will not relinquish control of AC Milan, explaining that he is simply seeking outside investment from interested parties in order to restore the club to its former glory.

The Rossoneri are one of the traditional superpowers of world football, having won the European Cup on seven occasions, but have fallen on hard times since claiming their last Serie A title in 2011.

Berlusconi has previously confessed that he can no longer pump the same kind of money into the club that saw the best players in the game regularly arrive at San Siro from the late 1980s to the mid-noughties.

The former Italian Prime Minister had looked set to sell the Rossoneri to Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol earlier this month but that deal has now stalled, with Berlusconi revealing that he is not seeking a successor but a partner.

"I don't want to sell my Milan," the 78-year-old media tycoon told Rai Tre.

"Indeed, I'm looking for someone that wants to fund it with me in order to make the club a leader in world football again.

"Football has changed since the arrival of petro-dollars. Just think that Qatar puts nearly €250 million into the PSG coffers every year.

"One family alone can no longer manage to contribute in this way."

Milan have endured a turbulent campaign under rookie coach Filippo Inzaghi, with the club currently 10th in the Serie A standings with just one round of the season to go.

Speculation is now rife that Berlusconi will attempt to rehire Carlo Ancelotti, who is set to part company with current employers Real Madrid this week.

Ancelotti won two Champions Leagues and one Serie A title during his previous spell as coach at the Giuseppe Meazza between 2001 and 2009.

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