Dele Alli has been handed a career lifeline by Everton after his shock deadline day move - but the former Tottenham outcast was on the cusp of a move to France before Frank Lampard intervened.
Alli was an integral cog in the Spurs side that came within a whisker of both Premier League and Champions League glory under Mauricio Pochettino in recent years.
But the midfielder's career has nosedived ever since Pochettino left the club.