Calvin Bassey: David Alaba is my role model

Glasgow Rangers defender Calvin Bassey has named his greatest influence to be David Alaba of Real Madrid, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The young defender is a product of Leicester City's academy. In 2020, Rangers scouted and signed him up, and he has been a staple of the squad ever since.

In his time at Leicester's academy, he explored being a forward and wanted to emulate Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. However, his coaches noticed his defensive abilities and he was soon moved to the backline where he has since found his place.

As a result, he has had to find a new model for his game play and in a recent interview following a successful personal campaign for him, he mentioned that the former Bayern Munich defender is who he looks up to as he becomes a better defender.

Speaking on a YouTube channel monitored by BSNSports.com.ng, Bassey said: “It changed over the years as my position changed. I started off as a winger so probably Ronaldo and Messi, but now it’s changed a bit to David Alaba.

“He plays a similar position to me, left-back and centre-half, and he’s a top-quality player.”