Men in black and white: Juventus are looking to get Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic off their wage bill

Manchester United are waiting on a decision from Paulo Dybala in order to complete an extraordinary transfer involving the exchange of three world-class strikers. The Sunday Times understands that United have negotiated a deal that would see Dybala and Mario Mandzukic leave Juventus, with Romelu Lukaku moving in the other direction.

The Italian champions are happy with the terms of a transaction that would allow them to secure Lukaku without paying a transfer fee while simultaneously shifting Dybala and Mandzukic off a wage bill swollen by the high-cost acquisitions of Cristiano Ronaldo and Matthijs de Ligt in successive summer windows.

Dybala, 25, has scored 73 goals in 150 Serie A starts and is valued at more than £90m by Juventus. The Argentina international, however, was