Independant
Tottenham Hotspur today expect to complete the signings of Giovani Lo Celso and
Ryan Sessegnon but are running out of time for a club-record deal for
Paulo Dybala before tonight’s transfer deadline.
Spurs have already agreed personal terms with Dybala and earlier this week had a transfer offer accepted by
Juventus – but the huge stumbling block to any deal remains untangling his image rights.
New Juventus head coach
Maurizio Sarri has deemed Dybala surplus to requirements for the coming season and
The Independent understands the club now deem offloading the player as vital for the smooth running of the rest of their transfer business this month.
They have already compromised on a price for the Argentina international and are now helping Tottenham to investigate whether the player’s labyrinthine image rights – which are owned by the Malta-based Star Image Company – can be settled after the completion of a transfer.
Sources close to the negotiations meanwhile say that the price to settle Dybala’s image right would be significantly lower than the £40m quoted in some Italian newspapers.
Juventus remain worried the sheer complexity of the deal could scupper any chance of a sale before tonight’s 5pm transfer deadline.
It was said to be “hanging by a thread” by a source involved at 11am on Thursday morning.