Manchester United target set to sign extension with current club

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Bengaluru, March 7: Juventus forward Paulo Dybala will sign a new five-year contract worth £120,000-a-week with the Turin club, putting an end to reports suggesting his future lies elsewhere.

Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid are among the game's heavyweight clubs interested in Argentine's signature.

It appears that his suitors will have to look elsewhere as his new deal until 2023 will not have have a release clause.

Dybala, 24, started the season in sensational fashion with 13 goals in his first eight matches — including two hat-tricks.

However, his form soon dipped and he even found himself on the bench.

The alarming drop convinced him he still has much to learn in Italy before testing himself in La Liga or the Premier League which is why he is eager to commit his future to the Italian giants.

His chances of moving to Barcelona looked bleak anyway as the Catalans look to be on the verge of signing Antoine Griezmann in the summer shutting the door for the Argentine.

The new deal will give him parity with Juventus' top earner in Gonzalo Higuain, as the club prove just how much they value him.

Dybala made his first start in nearly two months against Lazio at the weekend and showed his class, with the winning goal in the final seconds of the match.

With 92 minutes on the clock and the game seemingly petering out for a 0-0 draw, the flamboyant forward conjured something out of nothing as he put the ball through Luiz Felipe's legs before holding off Senad Lulic to loop the ball over a stricken Thomas Strakosha.

He joined Juventus from Palermo for £28.5million in 2015 and has been an immense success at the club and looks likely to keep up the association.