Top 10 Juventus signings of the decade

5. Wojciech Szczesny (€14million)

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In a day and age where teams are spending massive sums to sign a quality goalkeeper, Juventus pulled off another steal to sign Wojciech Szczesny from Arsenal for a reported transfer fee of €14million at the start of 2017-18 season.

Juventus needed to fix their goal-keeping position as Gianluigi Buffon was not at his best and was pondering a move away from the club. Szczesny was signed and was gradually integrated in the team as the #1 goalkeeper.

Buffon for his part played the mentor’s role beautifully and enabled Szczesny to take on the mantle as the new No.1 for the Old Lady.

We have seen in the recent past how goalkeepers like Alisson (€62m), Kepa (€80m), Thiabut Courtois (€35m) have gone for huge money but Juventus were once again able to strategically recruit and successfully negotiate a key transfer deal.

Szczesny, 29 is guaranteed to play for Juventus for another 3-4 seasons and even though Buffon is back to his old club, he will only be called upon when Szczesny needs a break.

4. Paulo Dybala (€40million)

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Back in the 2015-16 season, a young Argentine was making rapid rise in the Serie A. Understandably, clubs like Manchester United, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich were hovering around Paulo Dybala as he seemed certain to quit Palermo at the time.

However, Juventus swooped in at the last minute and convinced Dybala to continue playing in the Serie A and signed him for a reported transfer fee of €40million.

Since then, Dybala has been an integral part of Juve’s setup. Dybala can play in the attacking midfield role, can operate beautifully as the second striker as well as in the #10 position which makes him a constant goal threat for the oppositions.

Dybala has scored 86 times in 201 appearances for The Old Lady and has guided the club to 8 major titles during his time, including 4 Serie A triumphs.

Earlier in the season, Dybala found it hard to adapt to Maurizio Sarri’s tactics and there were talks of him leaving the club and join Manchester United. However, Sarri and Dybala sorted things out and since then, Juventus have won a lot of games thanks to Dybala’s goals.

Dybala has 9 goals from 23 appearances this season and has struck a formidable partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo upfront. Dybala, 26 may not end up retiring at Juventus but whenever he will leave, he would indeed cost way more than the €40million which Juventus paid for him back in 2016.