Manchester United offer £70million plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Paulo Dybala but bid is rejected by Juventus
Serie A giants not interested in Armenian but would be willing to sell No 10 should offer upwards of £86million arrive
JUVENTUS have rejected an offer of £70million plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Manchester United for Paulo Dybala.
It is understood the reigning Serie A champions want around £86m for the highly-rated Argentinian — which is the same price as Antoine Griezmann's buy-out clause.
The Frenchman had been United's prime target, however Jose Mourinho believes the money would be better spent elsewhere and the Red Devils have ended their interest in the Atletico Madrid hitman.
Dybala has a similar style to Griezmann but, at 24, is two years his junior and would arguably represent better value for money.
Mourinho is desperate to add more creativity to his attack and appears to have given up on the idea of Mikhitaryan providing it.
The Armenian showed his talent in glimpses but has failed to impose himself in the biggest games since arriving last summer.
He was offered to part of a deal to land Dybala, but the bid was turned down as the Italian side feel they don't need another wide player.
The Juventus No 10 started the campaign in sensational fashion, with ten goals in his first six Serie A matches — including two hat-tricks.
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However, he is currently suffering a crisis period and appears to have fallen out with the club.
Boss Massimiliano Allegri dropped him from the starting line-up for the past two league matches — including the top-of-the-table clash against Inter Milan.
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The official explanation was due to a poor a showing in training.
While his movements since appointing his brother as his agent has created friction at Juventus and he was criticised by club legend Pavel Nedved.
The former Czech midfielder recently order him to "sort out his private life", as reports of sibling Mariano attempting to engineer a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
United are also interested in signing Juventus' Alex Sandro and offered Mkhitaryan — but were rebuffed.