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Palermo president says club closing in on new 3-year contract with Paulo Dybala

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Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini intends to hang on to striker Paulo Dybala for as long as possible in order to coax a massive transfer fee out of one of the host of clubs interested in the Argentine's services.

Zamparini, who claimed last week that he already rejected a substantial offer from Manchester United for the 21-year-old, says the club is closing in on a new contract with their most prized player.

"This week Dybala will sign a new three-year contract with us," Zamparini said on Rai radio. "If he does well in the next six months then surely the next summer a big club will buy him. 

"He can play, in order, in England, France, Germany and Spain. I say Spain last because the top teams Real Madrid and Barcelona are covered with good strikers. 

"This renewal is also for his own good. He is destined to go to a great club. It's useless to talk about a price. With Zamparini, it is always expensive. 

"I think Dybala is one of the best talents in the world. He is a team player, but he still has to grow for another four or five years."

Aside from referring to himself in the third person, it's hard to argue with anything the wildly unpredictable president is saying.

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