‘He’s strong’: Neymar picks ‘fantastic’ player Tottenham sold in 2017 is the toughest he’s ever faced
The hardest opponent Neymar, the top player for Paris Saint-Germain, has ever faced is Kyle Walker, a man Tottenham sold five years ago.
This week, the Brazilian had a conversation with DAZN Canada and was quizzed on a variety of topics. One of his responses will certainly catch you off guard.
Neymar names Kyle Walker the toughest player he has ever faced
Walker was a key member of the Tottenham team from the beginning, but since leaving them to join Manchester City, he has elevated his performance to a whole new level.
The Englishman is undoubtedly the best right-back in the Premier League.
He cost City an initial sum of £50 million to sign him in 2017 (The Guardian). Even the finest forwards, like Neymar, find playing against him to be a nightmare.
The Brazilian was questioned about his toughest opponent in his professional career to date.
Neymar replied: “Walker! Because he’s fast, strong and intelligent.”
That’s a big compliment for Walker, who sometimes doesn’t get the recognition he merits.
Tottenham would not have wanted to sell Walker, but there wasn’t much they could have done when Manchester City offered top dollar for him.
Since joining City five years ago, the right-back, now 32, who has been called “fantastic,” has won four Premier League championships, four League Cups, one FA Cup, and two Community Shields.
Tottenham has won precisely 0 titles within the same time frame.
A praise from a superstar like Neymar only serves to highlight how far Walker has gone since his time at White Hart Lane, and he will have no regrets about leaving Spurs.
‘He’s strong’: Neymar picks ‘fantastic’ player Tottenham sold in 2017 is the toughest he’s ever faced
