Although comparing him to De Bruyne, Walker wished to play with this legend

Kyle Walker spoke highly of his Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne this past week. It is common sense to praise the Belgian after he guided Man City to a crucial comeback 3-2 win against Newcastle last week in the Premier League. Walker admires the player and belives he is one of the best players to step foot on a football pitch.

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Walker took part in the FIFA The Best ceremony in which he was named in the FIFPro World XI along with five Man City teammates. De Bruyne was named in the World XI alongside Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias, John Stones, and Bernardo Silva. Their manager, Pep Guardiola, was also named The Best Coach of the Year, and Ederson won The Best Goalkeeper of the Year.

Walker made a bold statement on the De Bruyne during the ceremony and put his teammate in "the same bracket" as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. That claim made many football fans think that De Bruyne has been an elite player in the Premier League for many years, winning many trophies like the Champions League last year.

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Kyle Walker expresses his desire to have played with Lionel Messi after talking with Guardiola & Julian Alvarez

Despite comparing De Bruyne with Lionel Messi, the English right-back wished to have played with the Argentine during his career. Walker has heard amazing things from Pep Guardiola during his time at Barca. Walker also talks to Julian Alvarez about how Messi is in training and what he brings to the team. Walker spoke about his times playing against the Argentine a few times in the Champions League.

Walker says, "The player I would like to play with? Lionel Messi. Pep, just what he says about him, his aura on the pitch... I spoke to Julián Álvarez about him and just what he brings to the team. I already faced him and I was lucky, but playing with him must be special."