Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Kyle Walker has admitted Gareth Bale was the best player he has ever played with.
The England international has now played with some huge names having spent a lengthy period of time with Manchester City.
He has collected a haul of trophies during his time under Pep Guardiola, but it is the former Spurs winger who he feels is his best ever teammate.
Kyle Walker hails Gareth Bale
Despite spending time away on loan during the early time of his career in north London, Walker was still able to tally up an impressive 227 appearances.
The attacking full-back returned four goals and 21 assists, which is only just shy of what he has provided this incredible City side.
Speaking to Rio Ferdinand on the Five YouTube channel, Walker recalled his time at White Hart Lane and playing with who he considers the best player he’s lined up alongside, Bale.
Walker has had the privilege of playing alongside the likes of Kevin de Bruyne, however, he hailed Bale as something else, he said: “Gaz just went through, you know, everything hit in that season it just went in the back of the net. It was incredible like I’ve seen goalscorers obviously H [Harry Kane] Erling [Haaland] now and you think that everything that he hit, no matter where it came from, it went in the back of the net.”
“Tottenham wasn’t going for the title, but he kept us up there and even that goal against West Ham with AVB was just like, I think he’s hit it out of anger, like the [Wayne] Rooney one. You know, the one against Newcastle, he’s hit it out of anger. And it’s started started so high and dipped at the last minute. It was just I shouldn’t even go in, but I think it was just destiny for him to obviously go and do what he’s done.”
Gareth Bale Tottenham stats
The early days of Bale’s time at Tottenham saw the Welshman labeled as a curse because of Tottenham’s poor form with him in the starting XI.
But this certainly changed when the Welshman began to find his form in front of goal.
Bale played 234 times for Tottenham over two spells in his career, but it was his first stint which provided so many moments of brilliance.
Over his time at Spurs he scored 71 times and provided 58 assists with the winger even getting to play at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
As Walker acknowledged, it was the 2012/13 season where Bale carried Spurs in the Premier League with his goals.
In 33 league games, Bale scored 21 times and assisted eight times, but it was the manner of the goals which were even more impressive.
On numerous occasions, Bale was able to provide a moment of individual brilliance to seal all three points for Spurs.
And that was seen over the course of his career with Real Madrid where his magic secured numerous trophies for Madrid.