But Makaay says Ueda is not near the level of his team-mate. He added: “You see a clear difference with Gimenez. He is by far the best striker in the Netherlands at the moment.
“Gimenez shows it every week. It is not yet enough to give a detailed assessment of Ueda, but he does score a ‘half goal’. Because that 0-1 was not in his name.”
Spurs were confirmed as interested in Gimenez by agent Morris Pagniello, who is close to the player’s family. Paginello told Mediatempo in August: “Santi is one of the top 10 players in Europe, of the strikers there are, because there are few and now with the departure of many strikers to Saudi Arabia, there are few on the market.
“Then even Tottenham (became interested), many clubs. I have a friend who trains there and there are many clubs that would like to have Santi this season.”
