Juventus right back Dani Alves has told Paulo Dybala he will have to leave the Serie A champions in order to reach his full potential.

Argentina international Dybala has been tipped as Lionel Messi’s heir, a claim that gained more weight when he hit a double in Juve’s 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Barcelona.

The 23-year-old has been persistently linked with a move to Camp Nou, as well as La Liga champions Real Madrid, and Juve team-mate Alves believes such a transfer is required for him to improve.

‘La Joya [Dybala’s nickname] will bear fruit,’ Alves said in an interview on Esporte Interativo.

‘We have spoken many times and I told him that one day, I do not know when, he will have to leave Juventus to improve even more.’

Dybala has won back-to-back Scudetti and Coppa Italia titles since joining Juve in 2015, but he was on the losing side in the Champions League final this month in a 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid.

Regarding his own future, Alves, who has one year remaining on his contract with Juventus, would be interested in a move to the Premier League.

‘Last year I turned down many offers from the Premier League because I felt I had to go to Serie A,’ he said.

‘There is a great defensive culture, and to go and play in England you have to know how to defend well.

‘I hope that one day I will go there.’

Asked if that could happen soon, Alves responded: ‘Who knows? We’ll see.’