Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici says new signing Aaron Ramsey was never used in his best position by Arsenal.
The Italian giants confirmed football's worst-kept secret on Thursday, when they announced that the Welshman will join when his Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season.
During Ramsey's 11-year spell with Arsenal he has played in a range of positions, from deep central midfield player, to number ten and even as a wide player in a 4-2-3-1.
However, Paratici believes the 28-year-old would be best used as a 'mezzala', the Italian word for the two midfielders playing either side and in advance of a central pivot in a 4-3-3, not dissimilar to the role Maurizio Sarri has tried to cast N'Golo Kante into at Chelsea.
“He is a different player from what we have got,” said Paratici. “We don't have someone like him in our squad.
"He is more technical, he's a final ball man, he has a nose for the goal.
“Ramsey is a player who, I reckon, has never found his position, because he has never played as a 'mezzala' in a three, which is his role.
"He can also play a bit further up the pitch, like [Simone] Perrotta did at Roma, for example."
