Van der Vaart predicts great things for former Spurs striker Parrott: Paul Vegas

Rafael van der Vaart, a former player for Spurs and Real Madrid, has expressed his admiration for the Irishman.

He told Ziggo Sport: "I think he's going to be a very big player. I don't know what it is... At Excelsior it was a bit on the counter, but now: a good footballing striker who actually has everything, but still needs to develop a bit." 

"He can perhaps play football a little better to be a killer. Then you start wandering a bit, it takes strength. And in the end he lacked a little strength to score.

"But I really think this is a gem."