What Mauricio Pochettino has said about Paulo Dybala amid Manchester United transfer links

Manchester United-linked Mauricio Pochettino has previously described Juventus star Paulo Dybala as one of the "best in the world" amid reports linking him with a move to Old Trafford.

The versatile attacker, according to a report by Sky Sports, will leave Juventus at the end of this season upon the expiry of his contract. Talks have taken place between his agent and Juventus' hierarchy in a bid to reach an agreement but no such solution has been discovered.

Therefore, he will leave the club at the end of the campaign and will be available on a free transfer. Unsurprisingly, various news outlets are already linking him with several Premier League clubs, including United.

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Dybala, who has been at Juventus since 2015, during which time he has scored 113 goals in 283 games, was linked with a move to Old Trafford a few years ago, but nothing ever came of it. However, Tottenham Hotspur agreed a fee with Juventus in the summer of 2019 to sign the versatile Argentine, only for the deal to break down.

At the time, Pochettino, who remains a target to become United's next manager, was in charge of the north London club and was keen to add his fellow countryman to his squad. Just over a year earlier, the now-Paris Saint-Germain head coach waxed lyrical about Dybala, describing him as one of the best players on the planet.

Speaking back in February 2018, Pochettino told Rai Sport: "I think Dybala will recover [from an injury] and I hope he does, because I think it's always nice to play against the best in the world.

"I put Dybala in that category, because he is a special talent and seeing him on the pitch is wonderful, even if he might cause