Defoe 's two spells at Spurs saw him play alongside Bale for a total of five years at White Hart Lane .
The ex-England striker says Watmore has much in common with the Welshman -- and has hailed Defoe as ' the future ' of Sunderland .
Defoe 's two spells at Spurs saw him play alongside Bale for a total of five years at White Hart Lane , and the ex-England striker says Watmore has much in common with the Welshman -- and has hailed him as ' the future ' of Sunderland .