Dele Alli joins Turkish giants on loan
Dele Alli sealed a move to Turkish giants Besiktas on loan, with the option to buy. Just seven months after the England star joined Everton from Tottenham Hotspur looking to revive his career, Dele Alli has moved on loan to Turkish club Besiktas. Dele Alli is on loan at Besiktas in Super Lig and was set to face a medical test on Thursday in his quest to relaunch his career. Former Spurs star Dele Alli, who left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in January to join Goodison Park, has failed to impress at the Merseyside club and has decided to move to Turkey to get more playing time.
Besiktas hoped to complete a deal for Everton attacking midfielder Dele Alli to sit in the stands for their match against Fatih Karagumruk at the stadium on Sunday match. Dele Alli underwent a successful medical yesterday morning and was confirmed as a Besiktas man. Everton agreed to loan him out, free of charge, with the promise to pay half his reported PS 100,000-a-week wages. A season-long loan at Besiktas could well turn out to be best for Everton midfielder Dele Alli. It comes as a fresh start following his underwhelming move to Everton in January, a deal that may well balloon into the PS 40million mark. The 26-year-old, the former England international with Tottenham, has made 13 appearances for the Toffees, including two substitute appearances, last season since joining. Turkish club Besiktas said it would not pay Everton any loan fees, but the agreement includes a purchase option. Viral footage on social media shows hundreds of fans chanting Besiktas songs as they wait for their arrival, then giving Everton’s failure Dele Alli a rousing reception, sure to provide him with some much-needed confidence.
Returning to Gareth Southgate‘s England team seems farther away than ever, even though it has only been five years since he received the second of his two PFA Young Player of the Year honours. For a player that appeared capable of anything in the game at one time, it signals a shockingly quick fall from grace. But at 26 years old, there could still be time for him to get better and do a second act that matches the first. Alli’s finest club football came during Pochettino’s tenure, and a large part of that performance can be attributed to the manager’s ability to maximise his abilities. The midfielder was frequently positioned near Harry Kane during Spurs’ successful 2015–16 and 2016–17 campaigns because he was trusted to score goals and serve as a central link.
