Fabio Capello says that while Paulo Dybala can be a big hit at Juventus, it is wrong to compare the attacker to Lionel Messi.

Dybala took Serie A by storm last season, scoring 13 times in 35 appearances for Palermo to earn himself a €32 million move to Turin.

Rosanero president Maurizio Zamparini repeatedly compared the 21-year-old to four-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi and Dybala has made an impressive start to his Juve career, netting three goals in his first four competitive outings.

However, Capello still believes that there is much room for improvement and says that the comparisons with Messi are wide of the mark.

"Messi was already doing certain things at 17 at Barcelona that made one realise that he would become a phenomenon," the former Juve boss told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

"Dybala needs time to better understand how to play for a big team.

"However, he has all the qualities to do so: imagination, dribbling and a left for that he knows how to hurt teams with."