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– Paulo Dybala has joined forces with Jose Mourinho after the Argentina forward signed for Roma, the club announced on Wednesday.
– Dybala, 28, left Juventus after seven years this summer when his contract with the Turin side expired.
– “The days that led me to this signing were a combination of many emotions: the determination and the speed with which Roma showed they wanted me made the difference,” Dybala said.
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— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) July 20, 2022
– “I am joining a growing team, with a club that continues to lay ever more solid foundations for the future and a coach, Jose 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.”
“As an opponent I have always admired the atmosphere created by the Roma fans – now I cannot wait for the chance to salute them while wearing this shirt.”
💛❤️ Welcome, La Joya! 💎
#ASRoma | @PauDybala_JR
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) July 20, 2022
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— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) July 20, 2022
– He scored 115 goals in 293 games for Juve and was treated to an emotional send-off along with Giorgio Chiellini when the pair played their final game for the club in May.
– Reports had linked Dybala to Inter Milan and Napoli, who both qualified for the Champions League last season, but the 28-year-old will play in the Europa League with Roma instead.
– Mourinho, 59, guided Roma to an inaugural Europa Conference League title last season, their first continental trophy in 61 years.
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— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) July 20, 2022
– It also made Mourinho the second manager to win five major European titles after Giovanni Trapattoni. Roma finished sixth in Serie A last term.
– Dybala will look to bring his Juve success with him to Roma. He won five Serie A titles and four Coppa Italia trophies in Turin after he joined from Palermo in 2015.
– The Argentina international was also part of the Juve side that reached the Champions League final in 2017, which they lost 4-1 to Real Madrid.
