Palermo: Paulo Dybala could join Arsenal, Liverpool or Man Utd for FREE

PALERMO president Maurizio Zamparini fears Paulo Dybala could wait until his contract expires to leave.

Paulo Dybala, PalermoGETTY

Paulo Dybala's contract expires at Palermo in the summer of 2016

Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United have all been credited with an interest in the Argentine striker, who has been likened to compatriot Sergio Aguero.

Palermo have slapped a £31m price tag on the 21-year-old to deter the interest coming from the Premier League.

However, Zamparini worries his agent could convince him to see out his contract until 2016 and leave on a free.

“I find myself in the same situation with Dybala as with [Edinson] Cavani and [Javier] Pastore,” the club's president said.

“This year he has exploded, but I already knew that he was very good.

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Maybe someone wants to take him away later, on a free transfer

Maurizio Zamparini

“The lad is now in the hands of some people who don’t wish him well. It’s difficult to see him staying at Palermo, maybe someone wants to take him away later, on a free transfer.

“This is the foolishness of FIFA, football is now in the hands of certain characters like agents and others who just want to make money.

“I don’t talk to him anymore, he has completely changed. There are people who are trying to involve him in strange situations.

“He’s a great lad, who has been corrupted by bad advice. Now he’s advised by people who only see him as money making tool and nothing else.”

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