Dele Alli has revealed that Everton's majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright were the first people he spoke to about moving to Goodison Park.
Joining Tottenham in 2015 from MK Dons, the attacking midfielder bid farewell to Spurs on transfer deadline day after seven years in the capital.
Making a huge name for himself in his first few seasons in N17 as he took the Premier League by storm, the 25-year-old struggled to recapture his best form over the past few years and subsequently found himself out of the team.
Unable to force his way into Antonio Conte's Tottenham plans and with opportunities extremely limited, Alli was allowed to depart the capital and duly signed a two-and-a-half-year deal on Merseyside.
With new Everton boss Frank Lampard key to his move, Alli has claimed that both Moshiri and Kenwright were also pivotal to his decision.
“It is a perfect match and I can’t wait to get going,” the former Spurs man told evertontv. “Speaking to the owners and manager and some of the players… we are heading in the same direction, we want to look forward, and that is how I am as a person.
“I don’t ever think anything is enough. You want to achieve as much as you can, score as many goals and get as many wins as you can. To keep building and heading in the right direction. It’s what the club wants and what I want, too.
“Frank is an amazing manager and an amazing person. He knows me very well as a player, I know him and his tactics and how he likes his teams to work. I can learn so much from him.
"He scored a lot of goals from midfield, I will speak to him about that and the way he fought on the pitch and what he did to make the most of his talent.
“The owner and chairman were the first people I spoke to. I felt very comfortable and confident and wanted. As a player, the main thing is to feel wanted.
“Especially as an attacking and creative player, you want to know you can express yourself and bring excitement to the game, with and without the ball. That’s what I want to do and the kind of player I am.
“I am very ambitious and passionate, so feeling that from the owner and manager drives you on to want to do well for not only them but the whole club. I know how much it means to the fans here, and the team and I want to help as much as I can.”
Having plenty of experience of playing at Goodison Park in the past, Alli can't wait to get going at his new home and also get down to work with Lampard and his new teammates.
“Working with Frank and the amazing players here, it’s a very attacking way of playing football, that’s what I like to do, to be on the front foot, win tackles, get in the box and score goals,” he added.
“It is an easy place to be happy and an amazing opportunity to come and work hard and be on the pitch and help the team. That’s what I want to do all the time. I want to play and fight for the team and the club and I am ready to do that.
“The whole thing about being a player is learning and improving and being the best you possibly can. Having all this… amazing teammates, a great manager and very passionate fans, it is a great platform to express yourself and do well.
“I am very passionate when I am playing. It brings the best out of me when I play with aggression and on the front foot.
“Playing against Everton and at Goodison Park, I have seen that’s how the fans are – very passionate. They are incredible.
“It is not easy when you are on the opposite side but now we are working together I am sure we [Dele and supporters] will be a great team.”
