"I will only leave for a big club, like Juventus for example," Calcio Italia quoted Van der Vaart as saying.

Mohamed Zidan's teammate, who moved to German outfit Hamburg from Ajax Amsterdam in 2005, expressed his admiration for the Bianconeri.

"I know that they are interested and if the Bianconeri were to make me a concrete offer, I would consider it very carefully."

"I think that Hamburg would be ready to discuss terms with them," he added.