Paulo Dybala has decided to join Inter Milan next season - with his mother influential in helping him pick the Italian giants, reports claim.
The Argentine will become a free agent when his Juventus contract expires later this month and has been strongly linked with a move to the Premier League - with Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal all said to be eager to snap him up - but has committed to staying in Italy.
Dybala has now 'chosen' Inter and made his decision after consulting with his mother Alicia, according to Gazetta dello Sport, saying she is 'very present in his life and sports choices'.
The forward has a 'total' agreement to sign for Inter and the club are confident the deal will soon be finalised - with the player already signing a four-year contract after being offered £5million-per-season.
The 'last steps' of the deal are 'missing', the report goes on, but says it is only a matter of time before it is completed.
Inter are unrivalled in their bid to sign Dybala with no other clubs left in the running for the 28-year-old, with the player courted by the Nerazzurri 'for months'.
Earlier this month Sportsmail revealed how Tottenham turned down the chance to sign Dybala due to his eye-watering wage demands of £280,000 a week.
Spurs chiefs baulked at his request, though Inter are prepared to pay up as they prepare for a number of exits - with Croatian veteran Ivan Perisic already leaving to join the north Londoners and Matias Vecino departing on a free transfer.
Dybala will sign for Inter off the back of winning the 'Finalissima' with Argentina against Italy this month - the clash of the winners of the Euros and Copa America - scoring the third goal in the 3-0 win.
He spent seven seasons with Juventus, winning 15 trophies - including the Scudetto five times - having played a total of 293 times and scoring 115 for the Old Lady.