Amid all the lurid headlines about Dele Alli, and his apparent ‘failure’ at Everton, one rather large fact has been conveniently ignored.
Increasingly - less than two months into his Goodison tenure - the suggestion in certain anti-Merseyside sections of the media has been that the Blues will ‘cut their losses’ and cash in on the former England star in the summer.
Stan Collymore, writing more reflectively in his Mirror column on Tuesday, pondered on the question of mental health, and channelled his own experience by suggesting the player should think about quitting if he has lost his love for football.
