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Matthew Fulton

Dele Alli's Everton flop explained as teammate lifts lid on 'joke' training as midfielder faces football wilderness

Dele Alli once seemed to have the footballing world at his feet but the former Tottenham Hotspur has experienced a career downturn in recent years.

The ex-England international was a top star at Spurs making over 181 appearances for the North London side before sealing a move to Everton in 2022 after failing to break back in to the first team squad under beleaguered boss Antonio Conte. The Toffees moved to snap up the attacking midfielder in an initial free deal that could rise to a whopping £40million if all the terms of the agreement were hit by Alli's performances.

Yet the 27-year-old made just 13 appearances at Goodison over the last two seasons before being loaned to Besiktas and going AWOL from training after a fall out in Turkey. Alli moved to deny claims of a bust up and returned to the Premier League club to nurse an injury with fellow Toffees star Alex Iwobi explaining why it seems to have come crumbling down for the player with so much initial hype.

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