The closer Dele Alli gets to making a comeback, the more likely it is that Everton will want to re-open negotiations with Tottenham Hotspur over the conditions of the transfer. Several bonuses and add-ons helped Everton win the bidding war for Tottenham’s Dele Alli in January 2022. One of these provisions specifies that the Toffees […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reassured his Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Mauricio Pochettino on Wednesday that he is not seeking to lure Dele Alli to the Etihad Stadium. Reports have linked City with a move for 21-year-old Spurs star Alli, who was named England's Young Player of the Year for the […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has apologised to his team-mates and Gent midfielder Brecht Dejaegere after being sent off for a horror tackle in the Premier League club's shock Europa League exit. Alli saw red for a studs-up lunge on Dejaegere in the 39th minute at Wembley on Thursday and Tottenham were unable […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli will wear his first name on the back of his shirt this season, rather than his surname, his club announced on Saturday. "I wanted a name on my shirt that represented who I am and I feel I have no connection with the Alli surname," the England […]

At times, football lulls us into a stupor. A certain style of play can become so dominant that it is easier to match it than to innovate around it, easier to accept greatness than to challenge it. The year 2015 was the time of tiki-taka’s coronation. Although the foundations of possession-based football looked to be faltering […]

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli will not play again this season after he was given a three-game ban for violent conduct by the Football Association on Thursday. The 20-year-old, elected England's Young Player of the Year last weekend, was retrospectively punished after punching Claudio Yacob in the stomach during Spurs' 1-1 draw with West Bromwich […]

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has been charged with violent conduct, the Football Association announced on Tuesday. The charges relate to an incident involving West Bromwich Albion's Claudio Yacob, whom the 20-year-old Alli appeared to punch during the course of a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane on Monday that left Spurs' hopes of winning […]

Tottenham Hotspur breakthrough star Dele Alli has signed a new five-year contract tying him to White Hart Lane until 2021, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Alli, 19, joined Spurs in a £5 million ($7.2 million, 6.7 million euros) move from third-tier Milton Keynes Dons last year and has made a stunning impact, scoring […]

Tottenham's Dele Alli was left "speechless" by his maiden England call-up, just five months after playing in League One. This has been a remarkable year for the highly-talented 19-year-old midfielder, having secured a £5 million move to Spurs, achieved promotion with MK Dons. Now he has earned his first senior national team call-up. Alli will […]

Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino believes it is too soon to talk about midfielder Dele Alli playing for England. Alli, who left MK Dons in the summer, has been a revelation this season, forcing his way into Pochettino's starting lineup with a series of sparkling displays. England boss Roy Hodgson watched the 19-year-old play 90 […]