Van der Vaart sees real problems in Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images)Former Tottenham star Rafael van der Vaart insists Arsenal have no world class players in their squad, convinced any of those good enough to play for Real Madrid would crumble under pressure. Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney said this week Arsenal have no ‘superstar’ players with van der Vaart agreeing their lack of a true world class outlet is holding them back. Arsenal suffered a major setback against Wolves (Picture: Getty)‘Arsenal do not have any world class players – I agree with Wayne Rooney,’ van der Vaart told Sky Bet. ‘To be a world class footballer, it’s not just about your performances, you need the attitude on the pitch. But van der Vaart is not having any talk of an unprecedented quadruple.

Source: Metro February 19, 2026 19:57 UTC