Gareth Bale has played with some of the best of the best during his illustrious career.
Indeed, Gareth Bale has been lucky enough to call the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema teammates over the years.
Meanwhile, Bale was a big fan of Harry Kane when he was at Tottenham on loan too.
Speaking to TNT Sports, Bale has been building what he deems to be his ultimate footballer made up of a number of attributes.
Bale had the pick of some of the best footballers of all-time, and, interestingly, he made a claim about one current Manchester United player.
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Gareth Bale picks Casemiro for his heart
Bale was tasked with building his perfect footballer, and he had some difficult decisions to make here.
Inevitably, Cristiano Ronaldo got a mention for his finishing, while Bale picked Toni Kroos for his incredible right foot.
However, when it came to picking which player he believes has the biggest heart in football, Bale picked Casemiro.
Casemiro has been criticised since joining Manchester United for £70m, but back at Real Madrid, he was a winning machine.
Bale tasted tons of success alongside Casemiro in Madrid, and Bale clearly thinks the midfielder’s passion was key to his success.
Gareth Bale’s record alongside Casemiro
Bale and Casemiro were teammates at Real Madrid for almost a decade, and they had tons of success together.
However, strangely, they didn’t play all that much football together.
Bale and Casemiro only played 134 matches together, owing to Bale’s injury problems, but when they did play together they were often winning games and big trophies.
Gareth Bale’s record alongside Casemiro
Games 134
Wins 87
Draws 24
Losses 23
Trophies 15
Games per trophy 9
Say what you will about Casemiro and his current abilities as he ages, but he’s always been a player who gives 100% when he’s on the pitch, and he continues to do so for Manchester United.
Casemiro isn’t the best player at United these days, but having an experienced leader like this in the squad will be vital if United are to turn things around next season and get closer to where they want to be.