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·21 de mayo de 2026
Report: Tottenham Hotspur could finally sign World Cup winner

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·21 de mayo de 2026

Credit to Sky Sports for the original information around Paulo Dybala’s willingness to consider a Premier League move, a detail that immediately gives Tottenham’s summer an intriguing new shape.
Seven years after Tottenham’s failed £64.4m move for Paulo Dybala collapsed over image rights, the Argentine forward may finally be within reach. Now 32, out of contract at Roma this summer, and reportedly open to England, Dybala represents something Spurs have lacked for too long, craft with conviction.
Roberto De Zerbi’s arrival has already shifted the mood in north London. Spurs still need one point from their final two matches to secure Premier League safety, a sentence that should make every supporter wince. Yet survival would only be the beginning. De Zerbi needs players who can understand rhythm, space and risk. Dybala, for all the caution around age and injuries, fits that language.
Richarlison’s Tottenham spell has never quite become what it promised. Effort has rarely been in question, but authority has. Under De Zerbi, he has too often looked like a player outside the manager’s long term plan.
Dybala on a free transfer would not be risk free, but it would be intelligent. He brings World Cup pedigree, elite technique and the kind of final third imagination that can lift others around him.
From a Spurs supporter’s perspective, this is exactly the sort of rumour that feels dangerous in the best and worst ways. Dybala is glamorous, gifted and available, which naturally means Tottenham fans will start imagining left footed finishes, clever passes and big moments under the lights.
But there has to be caution too. Spurs cannot keep building squads around ideas that look better on paper than on grass. If Dybala arrives as the main man, it feels risky. If he arrives as a smart, experienced attacking option in a reshaped De Zerbi squad, it starts to make serious sense.
The Richarlison comparison is brutal but understandable. Spurs fans have wanted him to succeed, yet the attack still needs more composure and invention. Dybala would offer that instantly.
The key question is whether Tottenham are signing a name or solving a problem. If De Zerbi sees Dybala as part of a clear attacking plan, this could be a clever market move. If it is just nostalgia for 2019, supporters have every right to be wary.







































