DeAndre Yedlin comments on learning from Kyle Walker

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Manchester City’s Kyle Walker and DeAndre Yedlin of Newcastle United were teammates at Tottenham Hotspur.

Newcastle United defender DeAndre Yedlin has suggested to The Chronicle that he learnt a lot from Kyle Walker when he trained with the current Manchester City defender at Tottenham Hotspur.

Walker joined Tottenham from Sheffield United in the summer of 2009 and has established himself as one of the best right-backs in the Premier League.

The England international right-back moved to Manchester City in the summer of 2017 for an initial transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £50 million.

Yedlin initially made his name at the Seattle Sounders FC and earned the move to Premier League club Tottenham in 2015.

The USA international right-back failed to make an impact at White Hart Lane and joined St. James’ Park outfit Newcastle in the summer of 2016 for a transfer fee reported by The Daily Star to be worth £5 million.

The Newcastle defender, who can also operate as a midfielder, has revealed how he learned from watching Walker in training at Spurs.

“Every day in training I tried to absorb what I can from him,” Yedlin told The Chronicle about learning from Walker.

“Not really in terms of just speaking with him, but just watching him, watching how he plays, watching where he is positionally, watching when he gets forward.”