Tottenham Hotspur had busy final hours of the January transfer window closing. The north London club made a double swoop to land Juventus’ Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski. However, they did see some departures.
One player that departed this past month is Dele Alli, the 25-year-old who landed with The Toffees. Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol spoke about Alli using this opportunity to start fresh and rejuvenate his career following the last few years at Tottenham.
“Since Mauricio Pochettino left Spurs, Alli had a tough time under Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte. On his day, he’s a very good player. I remember his performances at the World Cup in 2018 and thought he was one of England’s standout players. He’s been at Spurs for eight years, and twice he’s been the PFA Young Player of the Year,” Solhekol said.
“He’s just lost his way a little bit at Spurs because maybe from his point of view, managers have come in, and he’s not been given much of a chance.”
The Premier League club will be required to pay £10-million once Alli plays 20 games. Furthermore, ESPN reports further performance-related add-ons that could see the cost reach at least £30-million with Alli signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Alli made 269 appearances for the north London club scoring 67 goals and registering 61 assists. Everton is hoping Frank Lampard can breathe some fresh air into the midfielder, who hopes to use this opportunity to restart his career and maybe land a spot on the England national team for Qatar later this year.