'I've coached Conor Gallagher - one of his traits will help lift Tottenham fans'

Tottenham snapped up Conor Gallagher during the January transfer window, and he has started all three Premier League fixtures since arriving

Ex-Premier League star Joleon Lescott thinks Conor Gallagher has one characteristic that will make him a hit at Tottenham - his intense work rate. The ex-Chelsea midfielder signed for Spurs in January for roughly £35million.

Thomas Frank's midfield was bolstered in the winter window with the purchase of Gallagher from Atletico Madrid. The club's new No. 22 slotted straight into the starting XI and has played against West Ham, Burnley and the 2-2 draw with Manchester City since his arrival.

Gallagher, who celebrates his 26th birthday on Friday, is no stranger to the Premier League. He impressed during a top-flight loan spell with Crystal Palace in 2021 and eventually captained his boyhood club Chelsea before leaving for Spain in 2024.

Lescott worked with Gallagher during his spell as an assistant coach for England's Under-21 side. He thinks the midfielder's unrelenting energy could endear him to the Spurs faithful.

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Asked on In The Mixer, brought to you by Sky Bet, if signing Gallagher was a good deal for Spurs, Lescott said: "Yeah. Great guy. I think he's important for the manager.

"The energy he brings, especially in the second half. You've seen it. He will change games and momentum. So I think it's important that they got him.

"He can lift that place. Especially at home. He plays with so much energy. You know when fans just want to see maximum effort? Conor gives you that."

Upon joining the club, Gallagher opened up about his energetic style of play. He said: "I like to see myself as a bit of an all-rounder, you could say. I try to be as effective as I can on the pitch with what I'm good at. I try to run as hard as I can.

"I try to make as many tackles as I can. I try to win as many duels as I can. Try and score, try and assist. Basically, all the basic things. I try my hardest to be good at everything and whatever the manager wants me to do, whatever role or position or system, I will be willing to do my best wherever I am.

"Hopefully, I can show the fans what I can do. I think in the last year at Chelsea I was able to grow into (a) leadership role, which was really good for me. It helped me grow not only as a person but also as a footballer. I think I can be a leader on the pitch and hopefully an example for the players.

"I will do my best to do that. I'm so hungry now. Obviously, a year and a half out of the Premier League, now I'm back and at this amazing club.

"I'm so hungry to do well for the club and for the club to have success and to grow. I want to play a big part of that. I want to do everything I can, work as hard as possible to do that."

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