Paulo Dybala has posted a moving message to Juventus fans confirming he will leave the club this summer after seven years of stellar service.
The Argentina forward, 28, is out of contract at the end of the season and was unable to agree to new terms with the Bianconeri. The club are resigned to losing Dybala on a free transfer and attention will quickly turn to his next move amid reported interest from Manchester United and Arsenal.
In the meantime, the gifted forward will have the chance to say farewell to the Juventus Stadium on Monday night as Massimiliano Allegri's side host Lazio in Serie A. It will be the final home game of his glittering stint in Turin which has involved 115 goals, five league titles and four Coppa Italia triumphs.
Dybala joined Juve from Palermo for an initial €32million (£27million) in 2015 and, understandably, has a strong bond at the club where he has spent the majority of his career. He took to Instagram on Sunday afternoon to post a heart-wrenching message to fans in which he claimed "fate puts us on different paths".
"It is difficult to find the right words to greet you, there are so many years and so many emotions involved, all together," Dybala wrote. "I thought we would be together even more years, but fate puts us on different paths.
"I will never forget everything you made me experience, every game, every goal. With you I grew up, I learned, I lived and I dreamed. It has been 7 years of magic, 12 trophies and 115 goals that no one will take away from us. Never.
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"Thank you for supporting me in difficult times. Thanks to those who have accompanied me over the years: from the first to the last, from the fans to the people who work within the club, everyone, coaches and teammates, employees and managers.
"Wearing this important jersey together with the captain's armband has been one of the greatest pride of my life, which I hope to show to my children and grandchildren someday.
"Tomorrow will be my last match with this shirt, it's hard to imagine, but it will be our last farewell. It will not be easy, but I will enter the field with a smile and with my head held high, knowing that I have given everything for you."
Juve travel to Fiorentina next Sunday for their final game of the season having secured a fourth-placed finish. Dybala is the club's top scorer this season with 13 goals and he has also chipped in with six assists.
