Former Tottenham man delivers savage Arsenal Champions League putdown ahead of PSG semi-final

Former Tottenham man Rafael van der Vaart has delivered an incredible putdown when it comes to Arsenal's chances of winning the Champions League. .

The Gunners put Real Madrid to the sword in the previous round and they will be looking to do the same against the side from the French capital. However, .

Van der Vaart certainly doesn't fancy chances of progressing beyond PSG to set up a final date against either Barcelona or Inter Milan.

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"I don’t believe that Arsenal will compete for the championship," said the former Netherlands international when speaking on Rondo on Ziggo Sport (via ). "A nice team, but I think it’s a bit like the AZ of England. A bit like a youth team."

When fellow pundit Mats Deijl praised the standard of the Premier League compared to the Eredivisie, Van der Vaart delivered his own verdict.

"It's not that bad," he said. "I loved playing there, they're all so stupid there. Never cover, you get all the space. Only: because the audience is so close to the field, and you really experience that in your living room, it seems super-fast. But it's not that bad, in terms of football, it's really not that bad."

Van der Vaart has found himself in the headlines recently when it comes to his takes on Arsenal. against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals.

"I think this is a total overestimation of himself. In the sense of: 'I'm going to steal the show here'. While this is a very normal player, who has to do his best every day," he stated.

"What he's doing now is just a disgrace. When [Lionel] Messi does this we all say: 'not smart, but he has proven that he can do this'. But I think Saka thinks he belongs among the best in the world."