Paulo Dybala’s contract extension with Roma is just a few steps away.

A provision in Dybala’s present deal states that if he makes 50% of the appearances during the three-year Giallorossi period (from 2022 to 2025), his current contract, which expires on June 30, 2025, will be extended for an additional season.

However, there are two essential requirements for these appearances: they must begin and Dybala must play for at least forty-five minutes.

Since Paulo took on the Giallorossi jersey, Roma has played 129 games, and Dybala has participated in 93 of those games.

He has made 72 starts in the starting lineup and played at least 45 minutes in 69 different situations over these 93 games.

This data, specifically these 69 games, is what we are interested in. This would indicate that Dybala has started (and played at least 45 minutes) 53.5% of Roma’s games thus far, out of a total of 129.

In other words, Dybala’s contract would be automatically renewed if the season ended today.

In the worst scenario, the Giallorossi season will continue with at least 23 more league games, three Europa League games, and one Coppa Italia match.

At least 27 more games are required in total, meaning Dybala needs to play a third of the remaining games to get 50% of the appearances required for the extension. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, he has played 10 out of 16 with this modality so far, so that’s precisely 9.

The numbers would shift if the Giallorossi made progress. La Joya would have 16 games remaining (85 out of 170) if the Giallorossi advanced to the finals of both the Europa League and Coppa Italia. Dybala would be happy to accept this challenge in exchange for two finals.