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Messi wants Barca to replace Neymar with Juve Star

Barcelona super star Lionel Messi has reportedly urged club president to go for fellow Argentine and Juventus star Paulo Dybala should Neymar’s move to PSG materializes.

The Brazil talisman is rumoured to be very close to joining  French giants Paris Saint-Germain, who are allegedly willing to shatter the world record fee for him.

Paolo Dybala, who shone like a million stars when Juventus whitewashed Barcelona in last season’s Champions League Semi Final clash between both European giants meanwhile, has been a revelation since he joined Juve from Palermo in 2015, scoring 42 goals and registering 18 assists in 94 appearances in all competitions.

According to reports from Spain, Messi has told directors at Barcelona that, should Neymar leave, his Argentina teammate would be more than capable of taking the 25-year-old’s place.

BoNeymar scored 20 goals in 45 appearances last season, and still has four years remaining on his contract, while Dybala is tied to Juve until 2022.

This post was last modified on December 14, 2018 10:03 am

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