Alex McLeish believes that Tottenham will get a player that would prove to be an asset to them if they seal the transfer of Jesse Lingard.
Lingard was one of the best players in the Premier League in the second half of last season when he was on loan at West Ham from Manchester United.
He has now been linked with a move to Tottenham as a part of a deal to take Harry Kane to Old Trafford.
A few days ago, Football Insider reported that Nuno Espirito Santo will demand Lingard as one of the players that United have to send to Tottenham in a player-plus-cash deal for Kane.
The same source claims Lingard is liked by the new Tottenham boss even though it would be complicated to sign him as a part of a Kane transfer.
As uncertainty continues to surround the future of the Tottenham striker and Lingard, McLeish is confident that if he can show the form he showed at West Ham, then he would be a valuable asset to Tottenham.
He told Football Insider: “Well, if he plays to the level he played at West Ham, he will be an absolute improvement.
“I don’t think there’s any doubt about that. Jesse obviously kind of slowed down the last couple of years, when he was an England regular. That can hurt a player very badly.
“To do what he did at West Ham last season and help them to fifth-place finish was amazing. It was a rise from nowhere, really.
“He was getting criticism at Man United, he was not involved in the team, never really picked at all.
“Then to come and play almost instantly at the level he played that then of course. I think if he continues that form, then he’ll be an asset to Spurs.”