Everton seem ready to ruin career of Dele Alli due to financial issues at Goodison Park
Everyone connected to Everton are keeping a close eye on developments regarding the proposed 777 Partners takeover at Goodison Park - perhaps nobody more so than Dele Alli.
The dire financial state of Everton has been well documented of late, with the club simply in a position of surviving rather than thriving in the Premier League at this moment in time.
That could change should the American investment fund get the green light to buy out Farhad Moshiri, potentially ushering in an exciting new era on the blue half of Merseyside - or so supporters hope.
And where does Dele Alli come into all of this? Well, according to The Mirror [2 November], Everton have started talks with Tottenham in a bid to waive a £10million transfer clause.
Dele is seven appearances short of triggering that initial eight-figure payment to Spurs, which Everton are not in a position to pay right now - or at least they simply do not want to.
Depending on how many times the former MK Dons ace plays, it could end up costing Everton £30m in various payments. It means that Dele, once fully fit, is effectively left in limbo.
Indeed, it would not be too harsh to suggest that Dele's career is at risk of being ruined by the Toffees if they refuse to pick him - again, when he is actually available - due to their own financial issues and no problems of the player's own.
With his 28th birthday fast approaching, the attacking midfielder's move to Goodison Park was always going to be a pivotal moment in his career - make or break, if you will.
Having previously spoken of his mental health issues, Dele deserves a chance to actually show what he is capable of. On the basis of this report, though, Everton will refuse to do so if Tottenham do not budge on their stance.
It makes for a sad state of affairs in no way Dele's own doing. After all, if the Toffees agreed on the payment structure last year, then it is one they should be sticking to.