Harry Kane says defender Tottenham sold for £13m was so good

Harry Kane may not have won a trophy at Tottenham, but he did get to play with some incredible players at Spurs.

Indeed, Kane shared the pitch with the likes of Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Heung-Min Son during his time at Tottenham, creating one of the most exciting attacking teams around under Mauricio Pochettino.

However, perhaps some of Spurs’ best players during this time were defenders.

Kyle Walker and Danny Rose formed perhaps one of the best full-back pairings in Europe at one point, while Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld were also incredible at centre-half.

Speaking to Goal on TikTok, Kane has been full of praise for Alderweireld, claiming that he’s the defender with the best technique of anyone he’s seen.

Harry Kane praises Toby Alderweireld

Kane spoke about his former teammate when tasked with building his ultimate defender.

“Technique?”

“Toby Alderweireld from Spurs, He had the diagonals on lock, so great technique,” Kane said.

Toby Alderweireld was fantastic for Tottenham

Alderweireld can get lost in the shuffle a bit when you discuss the great players Tottenham have had in recent years, but make no mistake about it, he was a brilliant player for Spurs.

Himself and Jan Vertonghen formed one of the best defensive duos in the Premier League for a time, and, as Kane says, Alderweireld was nothing short of magic on the ball.

His passing was sublime, while his touch was also excellent.

Sadly, Alderweireld did slow down substantially towards the end of his time at Tottenham, hence why he was sold for £13m, but, as his league-winning goal for Royal Antwerp showed last season, the Belgian still has all of the technical ability and skill that made him such a fantastic player for Tottenham.

As Kane says, Alderweireld may be one of the most technically gifted defensive players we’ve ever seen in the Premier League.