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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho He says Dele there he has impressed him with the way he has handled being excluded multiple times this season.
Alli has played just two of Tottenham’s six games this season and the England midfielder was substituted in both after unconvincing performances.
After playing for 60 minutes in last week’s Europa League qualifier against Shkendija, Alli was later excluded from Tottenham’s call-up for Sunday’s draw against Newcastle and Tuesday’s League Cup win over Chelsea.
As Mourinho has repeatedly complained about the “crazy” match schedule that has stretched his squad to the limit, Alli’s inaction shows his reduced status today.
It’s a notable fall from grace for a player hailed as one of Europe’s brightest young stars just three years ago.
As a result, the 24-year-old has been linked to a move away from Tottenham before the transfer window ends next week.
While Mourinho declined to confirm whether he would be involved in Thursday’s Europa League play-off against Maccabi Haifa, he is impressed with their determined downward reaction.
“I cannot confirm that Dele is playing, but I cannot confirm that he is not playing,” Mourinho said.
“We still have training sessions, we still have decisions to make.
“All I can say is that he’s being very, very professional. I just have respect for him.
“He’s being very professional, especially on Tuesday when the team was preparing for the game and he wasn’t.
“It would be perfectly acceptable to have a lack of motivation, even a lack of professionalism for this training session, but it was the opposite.
“He trained very hard. He has my respect and the respect of his teammates, so it’s possible that he will play.”
