"I'm in contact with Tottenham for Vazquez"

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I'm in contact with Tottenham for Vazquez

Palermo club president Maurizio Zamparini has revealed to Sky Sports that talks are ongoing for the transfer of Franco Vazquez to Tottenham.


"I'm in contact with Tottenham for Vazquez and I requested €25 million for him. I received some lower offers for Vazquez but he's worth as much as Berardi. He'd be great wherever, I don't know why he’s so underrated.  "He’d be good at Leicester, Milan and Roma made were interested but if I see Berardi going for 25 million then I'd take Vazquez."


Bureau de Change: €25m - £19.47m - AUS$38.15m - US$28.37

The 27-year-old (28 nxt February) Italian international playmaker  made his international debut against England in March 2015. He has made it clear he is going to leave Palermo this summer and wants a new challenge.

While members of the Italian press have questioned whether he could cope with the Premier League, Mauricio Pochettino seems to disagree. Palermo will want a hefty fee soa deal is not guaranteed. He may be an Italian international but he was brought up in Argentina so he'll have plenty in common with Erik Lamela.

Vazquez is a left-footed attacking midfielder with good vision. He isn't particularly quick but is a good passer of the ball with a strong technique. In 2014/15 he was joint top of the assists league in Serie A with 10.


RankPlayerClubAssists
1Slovakia Marek HamšíkNapoli10
Argentina Paulo DybalaPalermo
Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem PjanićRoma
Italy Domenico BerardiSassuolo
Italy Franco VázquezPalermo
6Iceland Emil HallfreðssonHellas Verona9
Italy Antonio CandrevaLazio
8Italy Andrea BertolacciGenoa8
98 players7

He has the ability to play in a variety of positions apart from the central attacking role. He can turn his hand to a deeper lying playmaker role, a secondary striker and a winger. The Italians have compared him to Javier Pastore, Alessandro Del Piero, and Roberto Baggio.