Paulo Dybala New Contract Rumoured Amid Manchester United, Barcelona Interest

Paulo Dybala is reportedly set to sign a new five-year deal at Juventus amid interest from Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

According to The Sun's Alvise Cagnazzo, the Argentinian will put pen to paper on a five-year contract worth £120,000 per week, which will put him level with Bianconeri top-earner Gonzalo Higuain and will not include a buyout clause.

Cagnazzo added the player's dip in form this season has "convinced him he still has much to learn in Italy before testing himself in La Liga or the Premier League."

The 24-year-old has long threatened to break into the elite cabal of players that includes the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and he looked to have done that at the start of the campaign after he plundered 13 goals in eight matches, including two hat-tricks and two braces.

He was unable to sustain such form, however, and he tailed off so much he was not selected to start in key matches against Inter Milan and Roma.

Dybala has played relatively little in 2018 because of a hamstring injury, but he scored his first goal of the calendar year in style on Saturday, per BT Sport Football:

The strike was his 18th in all competitions and saw Juventus beat Lazio in a match that could have significant ramifications in Serie A's title race.

BT Sport's James Horncastle was impressed:

Dybala also has a penchant for grabbing late goals, per Squawka Football:

Despite his drop-off in form, it's clear the forward is an exceptional talent with a great deal of potential, and he could perhaps reach even greater heights at a club like Barcelona.

Should he sign the new deal, his suitors will find prising him away from Turin to be an extremely costly exercise.