Pay by mistake?

Before Cristiano Ronaldo left Juventus, there was a voice that he had robbed Dibala of the right to start. Pirlo even sent the Argentine to the bench, and the relationship was nearly broken. but the departure of the Portuguese and Allegri's second entry into the palace alleviated his situation, and Dibala, who gradually occupied the core position, gave back his trust as the team's top scorer in the new season. It's just that Juventus have not recovered as expected, which is why everyone is not happy.

Four years ago, Nedved praised Dibala: "Dibala will be the best player in 'human' in the future, because Messi is an alien." However, from 2017 to 2021, it is difficult to symmetrically evaluate the honor of a Serie A MVP, or even become a laughingstock. Missing the Copa America last summer was a fatal blow. Argentine coach Luciano Scaroni explained directly: "he was unable to guarantee a stable playing time at Juventus last season because of injuries and other reasons, so he was not included in Argentina's squad for the Copa America."

Last season, Dibala played a total of only 1363 minutes, the contribution is naturally shabby, but all attributed to injuries is not reasonable, such as his illegal party has given Juventus a headache, such as his coexistence with Cristiano Ronaldo. In terms of age and talent, the "Little Devil", who was introduced at a cost of 32 million euros five years ago, is qualified to take the lead, so, even without trouble, Juventus have never taken the initiative to give up their chosen son. However, he has rejected offers from Barcelona, Manchester United and Tottenham. The beloved Dibala thanked Juventus for his cultivation, when he was selected for the Argentine national team in 2015 and when he finished his career at Juventus in 2021. He all experienced the happiness of enjoying the cool under the big tree-"my best memory so far?" I would like to say that my best memory is my first contract with Juve. "

As time goes by, Dibala is 28 years old in the twinkling of an eye, and compared with the youth when he joined, there is a corresponding sense of burden, such as responsibility and pressure, especially in the context of the reconstruction of Juventus. Argentines urgently need to return to full firepower mode. He has worked hard, last season against Naples, three months injured Dibala returned four minutes to score a goal, the first round of the new season against Malmo got the best of the game, the Italian national derby he scored an equaliser, against Zenit, he ranked third in the history of the Champions League, second only to Alessandro Del Piero and Trezeguet, and not long ago was selected by the authoritative media WhoScored as the best team of Serie An in 2021.

Even if the glittering Dibala is not as exaggerated as Pavel Nedved's praise, he does meet the urgent needs of the "old lady", so the difficult issue of contract renewal is put on the table again. Frankly speaking, Juventus are very sincere. At least when Dibala was depressed last season, he offered a contract with an annual salary of 7 million euros, but he refused it because of the salary of 10 million plus tactical tilt. Today, Juventus are making up for their mistakes, throwing out contracts with an annual salary of 10 million yuan in a financially poor environment during the epidemic, and after Cristiano Ronaldo's departure, Dibala's core position seems to have come naturally. According to the previous version of the media, both sides are optimistic about the prospect of contract renewal. Only this time Juventus have reviewed some of the terms of the contract, precisely linking annual salary to attendance and shortening the five-year contract to three years.

Juventus' scruples are not without reason. Although Dibala claimed to have recovered 100% before the start of the new season, he was injured in the 20th minute against Sampdoria and in the 12th minute against Venice. even though it's eye-catching to score eight goals and four assists in 17 games this season, it's a long time. It is not too much for the Argentine who missed half of the games last season and has entered the injury cycle this season to be labeled as a glass physique.

Therefore, Juventus' revised contract has been affirmed by many experts, and the view generally stays on "as a player who has suffered frequent injuries in the past year and a half, is it worthwhile to invest 10 million euros in each of the next five years?" Perhaps this also touched the nerves of Dibala's agent, who has been rejecting the attitude of contract renewal, it is worth mentioning that Dibala's indifferent attitude has also stimulated Juve's sense of smell, at least CEO Ali Vabene criticized his dependence on agents: "now many players attach more importance to agents than their jerseys."

Love and money are a relative concept. The healthy Dibala led the victory against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League in 2017, scored three hat-tricks in a single season, sealed his throat against Manchester United in 2018 and won the best player in Serie An in 2019-20. Dibala can also fully perfect the vocabulary of expressing his loyalty when the lion opens his mouth, but the beautiful competitive world will eventually return to the present.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, was suspected of destroying the tactical system and chemical reaction, Messi joined Greater Paris, and the superstar aura disappeared after leaving the system. In contrast, Dibala, who is constantly renewed and stagnated by minor injuries, has actually been given preferential treatment. But in the process of knowing and accepting himself, Dibala did not show the standard of "technical model" under Buffon's tone, not to mention that his achievement is not as good as Merlot's. Allegri's words also seem to be consciously beating his disciples: "Ali Vabene is conveying to him the values of Juventus."

It is still unknown when Dibala will return, maybe he is carefully weighing the bottom line between gain and loss, or maybe he is still complying with the manager's plan, but thinking is also a two-way right with six months left in the contract. If, in the days when the Argentines are absent from the war, the "old lady", who takes steady defense as the first element, gradually recovers, the possibility of banishing Dibala cannot be ruled out.

Judging from the latest scandal, Tottenham once again took the opportunity to poach the wall, different from 2019. This time it was Conte who promoted the winning plan. In fact, as early as 2014, when he coached the Italian national team, he wanted Dibala to play for the Azzurri. But the striker who played for Palermo at that time declined on the grounds that "I was born in Argentina and my dream is to wear the uniform of the Argentine national team." Dibala, who recovered his core values and fell into the quagmire of injury, was at least not so determined, otherwise he would have signed the confirmed contract.

Where to go, there is always a final conclusion, but before, some people are waiting, some people are hesitating, it is two different forms of suffering, I hope it will usher in a happy ending.