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Publication date: Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:14 AM
Real Madrid have reportedly turned down the possibility of signing Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli as part of the deal to bring Gareth Bale back to North London.
The end of Wales seems to be closing in on a surprise return to Spurs, seven years after he left for the Bernabéu in a world-record signing.
The 31-year-old is ready to sign on loan, and the Spanish giants will pay a portion of his salary to supplement the deal.
the Daily telegraph had reported Tuesday night that Real wanted to sign Dele temporarily as part of the transfer.
The future of the England international at Spurs has been called into question after he was sent off at halftime in the 1-0 loss to Everton on Sunday, while also being left out of the call for Europe’s clash against him. Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
The former MK Dons member has previously been criticized by José Mourinho. However, the Spurs boss has denied there is a problem with the player.
But it seems that a transfer to Spain is a complete failure for its, according to Spanish publication HOW anyway.
They claim that the 24-year-old was never an option, as Real made it very clear early on that they weren’t interested.
The report adds that not only was the financial side of things a problem, Real don’t want to take on their salary when they are trying to save money to go after PSG’s Kylian Mbappé next summer.
Zidane still resents Alli’s comments
Real boss Zinedine Zidane also still resents Alli for the comments he made towards Real in 2017.
Alli scored two goals in a 3-1 victory over the Spanish giants in the group stage of the Champions League that year. After which he claimed that he should have scored a hat-trick.
Zidane did not respond positively to that as Alli’s goals were not impressive, one offside and the other a diversion, and the Real squad was weakened by injuries.
soccer, londonMeanwhile, he adds that the Spurs do not expect to ditch Alli this summer, despite the potential arrival of Bale.
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