Everton's Dele Alli makes fitness pledge as he confirms new injury setback

Everton midfielder Dele All has revealed a new injury setback but has insisted he’ll be “attacking my physiotherapy.”

Photographs of Dele sat next to a pair of crutches circulated on social media in recent days, prompting fears that the 27-year-old had suffered a fresh fitness blow. Following Everton’s 2-1 defeat to the player’s previous club Tottenham Hotspur on December 23, manager Sean Dyche stated that Dele was still a long way off but when asked about the details after the 3-0 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on December 30, he replied: “He’s just being assessed and we’re monitoring his situation and trying to progress as best we can.”

Dele, who hasn’t played for Everton since they were beaten 5-1 at Arsenal on May 22, 2022, with a disappointing loan spell at Besiktas last season cut short before he opened up on a series of off-the-field issues in an interview with Gary Neville last July, has confirmed latest injury woe in a New Year’s message on Instagram in which he offered his appreciation to Evertonians for their continued backing. He wrote: “As the year comes to an end, I just wanted to say thank you for the incredible support I’ve received over the last 12 months.

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“This year has a been a little different for me. I’ve learned and experienced a lot, had ups and downs, but throughout it all you’ve always shown me so much love.

“Unfortunately the year isn’t ending as I would have hoped, I had been close to returning to full training but frustratingly I’ve had another setback with my injury. I’ll be out again for a short