Money talks. Usually, it screams. In Rome, it’s currently a tense, hushed negotiation between the club hierarchy and Paulo Dybala. The Argentine playmaker has made his stance clear for months: he wants to stay in the capital. According to reporter Eleonora Trotta, the gap is finally shrinking. Dybala wants four million Euros a year for a two-season stretch. Roma started low, because of course they did, but they are finally creeping toward his demands.
It’s not just about the base salary. It never is. The real battleground is image rights, a massive sticking point as the club approaches its centenary year. Roma wants to plaster his face on everything; Dybala wants to make sure he gets paid handsomely for every single pixel. Meanwhile, Gian Piero Gasperini is apparently keeping a confident eye on the whole circus, though what the Atalanta boss has to do with Roma’s payroll remains the usual Italian football mystery.
