Eden Hazard claims Tottenham sold one of the strongest defenders ever

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Eden Hazard has been waxing lyrical over a former Tottenham defender, given his years of experience with Chelsea.

The Belgian attacker terrorised defences in the Premier League for years before he secured a big-money move to Real Madrid.

While his transfer to Spain did not quite pan out, he is still regarded as one of the best wingers in the last decade in the English top flight.

Eden Hazard waxes lyrical over former Tottenham star Kyle Walker

Hazard was asked to build the ideal full-back and was asked to pick different players based on varied attributes.

These included tackle, pace, strength, dribbling, intelligence, mentality and aura.

When the strength question came, the former Chelsea attacker stated: “Kyle Walker, maybe.”

He did show favouritism to his former club’s players, picking Blues legend Ashley Cole for tackling.

Former Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta was chosen for his intelligence and mentality.

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For pace and aura, Hazard picked Roberto Carlos, a legend for the Brazil national team, while he picked another Brazilian, Marcelo, for dribbling.

How did Kyle Walker fare at Tottenham?

Walker came up the ranks at the Sheffield United academy before leaving the Blades for Tottenham in 2009.

At the time, he was a relative unknown, and little did the fans know the kind of impact he would have for years to come.

He joined Spurs with his teammate Kyle Naughton for a £9million fee, but was loaned back to them for the 2009/10 campaign.

The Englishman also had loan spells at QPR and Aston Villa, before he became a first-team regular in North London.

Harry Redknapp, then Spurs boss, did not allow Walker to leave despite his lack of regular first-team opportunities, and it is a decision that reaped major dividends.

He played a key role under Mauricio Pochettino as well, making the side that reached the Carabao Cup final.

Walker was also twice named in the PFA Team of the Year and has been one of the best right-backs in the Premier League since his debut.

The England international was then sold to Manchester City in 2017 for an initial £45million fee that rose to £50million with add-ons.