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Theo Squires

Liverpool's Old Trafford hero tells Juventus' Paulo Dybala to reject Manchester United transfer

Andrea Dossena has questioned whether Manchester United would be the right transfer for Paulo Dybala, suggesting Liverpool would be a better career-move for his former team-mate.

United are reportedly in talks with the Juventus striker as they negotiate a swap deal for Romelu Lukaku.

The former Liverpool defender played alongside the Argentine during his brief at Palermo in 2013.

And while he’s confident Dybala would be a success in the Premier League if he did decide to leave Juventus this summer, he’s played down the suitability of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.

"It’s all in his head," Dossena told Tuttomercato . "Obviously if he had to choose to leave Juve to go to United , I’m sure he would make himself available to the new club and could benefit from the atmosphere in the Premier League."

"It is certainly not a simple choice anyway, going away from Juventus is tough."

Playing down United’s abilities, Dossena suggested Liverpool would be a better fit for Dybala.

"We are talking about another world football superpower, but United are not ready to win big in Europe so he may as well stay at Juve, hence his vacillations.

"If the team in question had been Liverpool or Manchester City , in my opinion he would have had no doubts.

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"United are more of a construction site at the moment, and for this reason I understand indecision - I too would be 50/50."

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