Manchester City star Kyle Walker has hailed Chelsea captain Reece James as the best right-back in the world.
missed the majority of his first season as Blues skipper through a hamstring issue and his career in general has been ravaged by injuries.
But having broken into the Chelsea first team in September 2019, James has established himself as one of the best around in his position.
He s just got everything
The 24-year-old was omitted from Gareth Southgate s 33-man provisional England squad for this summer s Euros, which came as a surprise to some, and Walker reckons the Cobham academy graduate has got everything .
Asked to name the best right-back in the world, he said on the You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker podcast: Reece James. He’s just got everything. Everything. If I could make the complete right-back, it would be him. He can defend, attack, he’s technical, can use both feet, he’s a threat at dead-ball situations, he’s quick…
I think if I was to build the perfect right back, I would go with my strength, [Achraf] Hakimi’s pace, [Joao] Cancelo’s technical ability, Trent’s [Alexander-Arnold] passing, [Dani] Carvajal’s mentality and I think Reece James’ football brain because he obviously played in midfield for a long time.
But if I was to round all of them up, I’d say it would be Reece. He gives you a little bit of everything.
Walker, Kieran Trippier and Trent Alexander-Arnold were Southgate s preferred right-back options for Germany this summer, while Joe Gomez is another option.
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