Dele Alli to return for Spurs after Jose Mourinho U-turn on England international outcast
Jose Mourinho wants to bring Dele Alli back into the Tottenham first team following the closing of Transfer window.
Jose wants Alli back
It was widely believed that Dele Alli was certain to leave Spurs in the transfer window after hardly featuring under Jose Mourinho this season. The player was heavily linked with joining up with his former boss Mauricio Pochettino following his appointment at PSG. However, no deal was done and Alli would then remain at Spurs for the rest of the season.
According to reports in The Telegraph today, the pair have met and there is an opportunity for Alli to contribute more regularly than had been offered to him previously.
Now the uncertainty over his future has been resolved until the end of the season at least, Mourinho would like him back in the reckoning | @SamWallaceTel https://t.co/p4BGzwIj73
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) February 3, 2021
The 24-year-old has only started one Premier League match this season and hasn’t been involved since the FA Cup win over non-league side Marine in January.
Alli disappointed not to make PSG Move
The Portuguese coach and Alli are said to have met up to discuss the welfare of the player who has barely figured this term. He was said to be deeply unhappy that the move failed to transpire after chairman Daniel Levy blocked it.
Injuries to Harry Kane and Giovanni Lo Celso may have impacted the decision and despite the emergence of Tanguy Ndombele this season, there is still a belief that Alli can contribute to the team.
#thfc Mourinho explained that now Ndombele is fit & able to play 90 minutes “as a midfielder” rather than simply a No.10, it has opened the door for either Dele & Lo Celso to play with him as a 10 in the second half of the season.
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) February 3, 2021
Tottenham’s next opponents are Chelsea, whom Alli has a great record against, scoring a brace in both a home and away fixture in the past. His resurgence would be most welcome to a Spurs side lacking form heading into the big London derby.
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| 2 | Manchester United FC | 22 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Leicester City FC | 21 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 21 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| 7 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 19 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Aston Villa FC | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 22 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 20 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | Southampton FC | 21 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 22 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 22 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 21 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | -34 | 12 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 22 | -21 | 11 |
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| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 12 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 12 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 8 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 7 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 7 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 7 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 7 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
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| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 5 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 5 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 4 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 5 |
| Mendy, Nampalys | Leicester City FC | 0 | 5 |
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| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
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| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 4 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 4 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 4 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 4 |
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