Paulo Dybala told his agent to cancel his move to Manchester United - even when the player's representative was sat in Ed Woodward's office.
The attacker's broker, Jorge Antun, was at United's London office locked in discussions with the executive vice chairman when he was informed by the player to pull out of the deal, according to Fabrizio Romano via .
The Juventus star rung Antun during the meeting and told him of his desire to stay in Italy, citing his love for the club and his lack of concern for a big money move to the Premier League.
There were also negotiations in place between the Juve and United for Romelu Lukaku to head to Turin, but the striker ended up heading to Serie A rivals Inter Milan instead.
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