Paulo Dybala rejects mega offer from Al Hilal

Paulo Dybala has reportedly rejected a very important offer from Saudi Arabia.
After turning down the opportunity to move to Al Qadsiah a year ago, Dybala is now reported to have said No to Al Hilal.
According to Argentine network Tyc Sport, the Roma star rejected a proposal from Al Hilal worth around 10 million dollars to play only in the Club World Cup.
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An incredible fee considering the short duration of the contract and the few games to play (only three in case of elimination in the group stage).
Paulo thanked Simone Inzaghi for his interest but preferred to decline the offer.
He wants to think about recovering for the new season after the injury in March.
These days he is training in Miami to be available to Gasperini on July 13 for the start of Roma's preseason.

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