TOTTENHAM’S DELE ALLI has been hailed as “the perfect player” and a man whose value would now exceed that of Manchester United’s Paul Pogba, by Jamie Redknapp.
The Red Devils paid Juventus a record-breaking £89 million fee in the summer of 2016 to bring a former product of their academy system back to Old Trafford.
Pogba has struggled to justify that price tag in his debut campaign, with fellow Premier League midfielders eclipsing his efforts.
Spurs star Alli falls into that category, with another goal in a 4-0 victory over Watford taking the England international onto 20 for the season for club and country and further increasing his value amid talk of interest from Real Madrid.
Former Tottenham midfielder Redknapp told the Daily Mail:
“If you asked at the start of the season whether Paul Pogba or Dele Alli would be worth more come May, the Frenchman would have won every time.
“After a sensational campaign, Alli has eclipsed Pogba.
“If the United midfielder cost a world-record £89million, then what does that make Alli worth? He is becoming the perfect player.
“Alli is thriving in the free role given to him by Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino.
“Last season he scored all but one of his goals with his right foot, now he is showing his full range of attributes. I love his footballing arrogance.
“Alli knows how good he is and, if he does not leave England he has the ability to become the best attacking midfielder in Premier League history.”
At just 20 years of age, Alli’s efforts are made all the more remarkable by the fact that he is in just his second full Premier League campaign, with League One outings at Mk Dons being taken in until the end of the 2014-15 season.
I agree it looks and sounds bad but not sure you can banish him off panel for it, she’s as much to blame.
It doesn’t say anywhere in the article that his youtube video has anything to do with him being dropped from the panel. It just mentions he has other talents.
If players get dropped off the panel over a video like that then the GAA needs to seriously look at the expectation of amateur players. What next, laughing bans?
Aideen and john, get a dictionary and look up the meaning of the word “sarcasm”
I was just making a general point rather than responding to any of the points above
Davy has lost the team
Davy is going to save a fortune on Mi Wadi and biscuits
Everyone is writing them boys off, so they are. But I know what them boys are like. So I do.
It’s a disaster now cold Galvin is off as well 3 of them gone playing football, it’s not looking good, he’s obviously lost the dressing room, but judge him after this year, it would be such a shame to waste that amount of talent
Simple answer, bring back Kinnerk! And if need be oust Fitz
When words like United and tight bunch get bandied about you just know trouble is not far away. I hope I’m wrong . Come on the banner
Clare people would want to get a grip of themselves. 2013 was a freak year, how many all irelands are won by beating laois galway limerick and cork.
Or rather not tipp or kk? I’ve the height of respect for a talented bunch of hurlers, but my god the rubbish hand passing puke hurling they are being made play is Sh**
It’s evident in their body language that they don’t like it, and also evident that it does not work. Clare should be going man for man and playing the style of hurling that goes out to win. They haven’t won a game in a full year..The manager is a divisive figure and obviously did not have his work appraised sufficiently because not winning a game in a year is marching orders for me.
If the Clare people were honest about it, he is not the man to lead them. Sparrow built that team. Now get are demoralised by a garbage style of hurling and rubbish management. Lads have already jumped ship, not because they don’t want to hurl, it’s because they don’t want to hurl under current management.
Il agree with you to a point. Management don’t look good no, but 2013 was no freak year or was it a fluke. Limerick took care of Tipp and Dublin took out Kk. Both heavyweights played out a thriller in nowlan pk in the qualifiers where Kk came out the stronger after a terrific contest. Cork took Kk out of the championship after that. Clare beat Munster champs limerick in the semi’s and went onto an epic win over cork in the final. By no means was it freak! It just happened to be a different year to the hurling calendar and a welcome change to who we usually see. And mark my words clare will be there or there abouts again this year. Iv 100% belief and faith that those young guys got many more all Ireland’s left in the tank to win. An Clár abu!
Kinnerk leaving was liking a head falling off and leaving the b*llocks to make the decisions!