SportItalia transfer market expert Alfredo Pedulla believes that Inter CEO Beppe Marotta is as committed as ever to trying to sign Paulo Dybala despite being circumspect when asked about the player in a press conference today.
Reporting live on air moments ago this evening, Pedulla suggested that the Nerazzurri CEO was not letting on that he actually intends to get a deal done for the Argentine with his words, a tactic which he has employed in the past when signing other players.
Marotta hardly denied interest in Dybala when speaking about the 28-year-old in today’s pre-season press conference, but his answer seemed to suggest that forcing through a deal for the player was not a priority.
However, the CEO could very well be thinking about the pursuit of the Argentine differently behind the scenes, and this is how Pedulla expects that things really are.
“I have no feedback regarding Napoli and Marseille,” he said. “Here is the key to understanding Marotta’s words for me.
“I was struck by the fact that he intervened directly on the subject, without being asked any questions, and advised not to ask Inzaghi questions.”
“I would have to reiterate, there’s an ongoing pact between Marotta and Dybala,” Pedulla continued, outlining their personal agreement as “I’ll bring you to Inter, if you have other proposals let me know, I want to know in real time.”
“Today’s statement was a white lie,” he continued. “He also said the same about Higuain at Juve, not for now, then four days later they paid the release clause.”
“At the time that Inter were pursuing Eriksen he was asked if he would arrive, and the answer was the same, after a few days they paid almost €20 million euros.”
“Their chase of him is still open,” Pedulla stressed, “otherwise it’s impossible that Dybala has waited until July 5th to join a new team.
“He wants to stay in Italy, and for Inter he’s a sensational transfer opportunity. Let’s see what happens in the next three or four days.”
