Everton have submitted their deal sheet to the Premier League in time to complete a deal for Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, according to reports.
Alli will finally leave Spurs after finding himself out of Antonio Conte’s plans at the club, with Newcastle and the Toffees both linked over the January transfer window.
Spurs boss Conte has been attempting to rebuild the squad this month with a number of players linked with moves away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Alli has found himself as a peripheral figure in north London over the last couple of seasons after initially bursting onto the scene after signing from MK Dons in 2015.
He scored 50 Premier League goals in his first five seasons at Spurs but has scored just once in his last two seasons.
Three different managers have taken charge of Spurs in the last two years, with Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte all unable to get Alli back to his best.
It was revealed earlier in the day that any deal for Alli could cost Everton €40m (£33.3m) depending on Alli and the club’s performances.
Fabrizio Romano claimed it was an initial free transfer with ‘€12m after 20 games and bonuses for next years’ with the two clubs ‘now signing contracts’, while it was reported that Newcastle had made a late effort to sign him.
And just before the transfer deadline on Monday, Daily Telegraph journalist Mike McGrath claimed that Everton had got the ‘deal sheet’ in, meaning they can now complete the deal ‘after the deadline’.
#EFC Everton have deal sheet in for Dele Alli deal, which can now be completed after the deadline #THFC
— Mike McGrath (@mcgrathmike) January 31, 2022
Meanwhile, former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp gave his backing to the transfer and predicted that Frank Lampard would be able to get the best out of the midfielder.
“Frank [Lampard] knows he needs some results. They are sucked into [the relegation battle]. He’s getting the boy from Man United hopefully, whose career needs resurrecting,” Redknapp told talkSPORT.
“His confidence is low, but there’s a footballer is there. We saw him at Ajax, the boy can really play.
“It’s up to Frank now to get the best out of him. He’s been linked with Dele Alli, I’d love to see him take Dele Alli and turn his career around.
“He’s a great talent, someone somewhere, and Dele Alli also, needs to get back on track. There’s a great player in there somewhere.”
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