Tottenham set for Dele Alli transfer talks as former star nears £10m Everton pay-out

Tottenham are set to hold new talks with Everton over the terms agreed on Dele Alli's move to Merseyside, with a possible renegotiation on the cards. The attacking midfielder is nearing an appearance threshold that, once triggered, would see Spurs receive £10million.

It has come after a testing time for Alli in his career and personal life, following on from Mauricio Pochettino's exit from Tottenham. The England international struggled for game time under Jose Mourinho before making an exit to Everton in January 2022 on an initial free transfer.

That move to Goodison Park offered a fresh start under Frank Lampard, but after just a handful of appearances, he was soon sent on loan to Besiktas. His spell there went far from perfect as he was soon dropped and then injury issues came up and put an end to his season.

Then, over the course of the summer, Alli sat down with Gary Neville to discuss some of the difficulties in his personal life that has impacted his career. From a tough childhood to addiction in later life, the 27-year-old showed exactly how much has been really going on.

He also revealed that Everton have been a huge help in his rehabilitation, both from addiction and from his injury. It remains to be seen when a return to football may be on the cards, or whether it will at all, but there will be many that will be supportive of him once he does.

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Alli is just seven games away from triggering a clause in his deal that would see Spurs net £10million from the original deal agreed. However, for the financially constrained Merseyside giants, that may be something of a difficult situation as they struggle to deal with balancing the