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Ballardini: Vazquez deserves Liverpool or Manchester United move

Former Palermo coach Davide Ballardini believes Franco Vazquez deserves to play for either "Liverpool or Manchester United".

The attacking midfielder, who joined the Sicilian outfit in 2012, is widely regarded across Europe for his creativity and vision.

 "Vazquez? He is ready for a big team, with his quality [he] deserves a big European club like Liverpool or Manchester United," he told Mediaset Premium.

"In [Palermo] there was good management, we had some good matches and collected seven points in seven games," he said.

“The team is young and has room for growth, there are elements of quality with [Oscar] Hiljemark, [Edoardo] Goldaniga, [Robin] Quaison, [Ivaylo] Chochev and [Aleksandar] Trajkovski.

Ballardini said: "Many do not understand the dynamics that are behind the football, I think the president should be president and the coach should be a coach. The players after the final whistle can pull the plug, not the coach."

"Juventus are not playing well, they leans too much on individuals that are extraordinary like [Paolo] Dybala or Vazquez, but I do not like how they are playing football," the 52-year-old said.

"I appreciate instead Napoli, who are also in contention."