Cenk Tosun has backed Dele Ali to rediscover his form at Besiktas and revealed that the on-loan Everton midfielder has settled into life in Istanbul seamlessly.
Dele made the switch to the Vodafone Park in August after falling out of favour under Blues boss Frank Lampard, just months after making the move to Goodison Park from former club Tottenham Hotspur.
But since his switch to Turkey, Alli has continued to struggle to recapture the form that once made him one of the most exciting young talents in the game, having fired just one goal in seven outings for the Black Eagles.
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But Tosun, who shared a dressing room with Dele at Goodison Park last season and completed a return to Besiktas after three-and-a-half years on Merseyside in July, has backed the 37-cap England international to succeed in his first stint outside of the English football pyramid.
“Dele Alli and I played together at Everton," Tosun told Daily Sabah. "Dele is a very nice person. Everyone in the team is always travelling, the kit man, the cook, and everybody loves him. He jokes with everyone With Senol Gunes’ [manager] touches, he will hopefully get to a good place.
"He came from London, he is going through an adjustment period. When he overcomes that, he will make a great contribution to the team.”
Like the rest of the leagues around Europe, the Superliga is currently paused due to the World Cup. It means Dele will not be in competitive action until December 21 in the Turkish cup.
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