Alan Shearer has said that he would rather play with Kevin De Bruyne than Jude Bellingham.
The pundit was quizzed about this by Amazon Prime Video Sport (via TikTok) as he decided to choose De Bruyne.
Several legendary former strikers have touched on their desire to have played with the Manchester City midfielder, such as Dimitar Berbatov, who singled him out as the current Premier League player he would have liked to share the same pitch with.
Alan Shearer says he would rather play with Kevin De Bruyne than Jude Bellingham
Similarly, Gary Lineker once raved about how incredibly creative a player the £54 million (Independent) man is while going on to imply how fortunate a No.9 would be to be playing in front of a chance-creating machine like him.
Thierry Henry, who worked with the 32-year-old in close quarters during his time as Belgium’s assistant coach also hailed him as the greatest creator the Premier League has ever seen.
When quizzed about which midfielder he would like to play with out of Kevin De Bruyne and Jude Bellingham, Alan Shearer sided with the former.
“De Bruyne, at the minute but ask me again in five years”, he told Amazon Prime Video Sport (via TikTok).
Kevin De Bruyne should be the choice for any and everyone
As outstanding as Jude Bellingham has been this season, Kevin De Bruyne is an all-time great and as a result, much like Alan Shearer, it should be logical to side with him in such debates.
The Belgian maestro has been operating at the elite level since his unforgettable campaign with VFL Wolfsburg in the 2014/2015 season.
Jude Bellingham has the potential to reach Kevin De Bruyne’s level as he is arguably the most in-form midfielder in the world at just 20 years of age.
But such debates are conversations for the future as De Bruyne’s status has been cemented as a legend of the game.
