Watford great John Barnes says they must keep hold of Troy Deeney.

The Hornets skipper has been linked with Tottenham following the club's relegation.

Barnes said to BonusCodeBets: "Troy Deeney has got one year left on his contract and has been at Watford a long time, he's Mr Watford if you like.

"I don't think any of the top 10 teams will be interested with Deeney at his age, whether he'd want to stay in the Premier League and prove himself elsewhere, I don't know.

"He himself has said that he doesn't know what's going to happen in the future in terms of what Watford's plans are. Whether they will have to be selling players on high wages, we don't know.

"I know that Troy (Deeney) loves Watford and that he'd love to see them come back up, but from a financial point of view he doesn't know what's going to happen with the club.

"I know he'll give a 100% if he stays and he's a player that'll still run through a brick wall for the team, he's the type of player that Watford would want to keep.

"However, whether he thinks staying is right for himself, I don't know."