Dybala-Rome. Official: “The speed and determination of the club are decisive”

From our correspondent Andrea Pugliese

July 20
– ALBUFEIRA (Portugal)

At 12 o’clock the announcement, with his face obscured in a social photo in which the two blue eyes stood out. Then the tweet at 12.30 with the concise announcement of the signature. “The club is proud to announce the signing of a world-famous striker like Paulo Dybala”, anchored in the Missing People campaign that Roma has been following with enthusiasm and participation for years (Dybala’s face has been associated with two Polish girls, a Italian and a Greek). And finally the official press release, released immediately after. Dybala has signed a three-year contract, expiring in 2025.

The first words

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Dybala, who last night saw the second half of the match with Sporting Lisbon directly at the stadium, after a very long day, commented on the signing as follows: “The days that led me to this signing were a set of many emotions. The determination and the speed with which Roma showed they wanted me made the difference. I arrive in a growing team, with a club that continues to lay ever more solid foundations for the future and a coach like Mourinho, with whom it is a privilege to be able to work. As an opponent I admired the atmosphere created by the Giallorossi fans, I can’t wait to greet them with the Roma shirt on ”. Which will happen for the first time next Saturday, here in Albufeira, in the friendly against Nice. Even if the real party will be that of August 7, at the Olympic stadium, when on the occasion of the match at Sghakhtar Donetsk Paulo will be officially presented to the Giallorossi people, with a happening on which the club and the entourage of the player are working. That day there will begin the real Dybalian delirium with the Roma shirt.

The club

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Obviously the Giallorossi club was satisfied, which placed a shot that reminded many in Rome that of Batistuta at the time of the third championship. And not just because Dybala, just like Gabriel, is Argentine. “The participation of Dybala in our project testifies to the credibility of the club and the goodness of the work that we are all carrying out together – says general manager Tiago Pinto – Paulo is a player of world stature, he has won titles and obtained international recognition. He will bring his class to Rome and I am sure that with him we will be stronger and more competitive ”. Mourinho is also certain of this, who can’t wait to put him on the pitch and make him team up with Abraham, with whom Paulo immediately found the right feeling even off the pitch. “Welcome Paulo”, closes the statement from Rome. Now there is only to see him on the pitch, with the first training session with his teammates which will take place in the afternoon, at 17.