Bad news for Van de Beek
Dele Alli on the move? / signed for Everton
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I remember the days when Spurs valued him at 150 million.
Good move for him and I really hope he picks up performances. He needs to play as a second striker and Lampard should know how to build a team to His strengths.
Seems crazy in hindsight doesn't it though for a season or two he genuinely looked like one of the most exciting young talents in world football. Crazy just how much his star has fallen.
2017 Dele was something special. He was like Scholes, but without the long passing.
Wow what a fall from grace. I guess that he didn’t have the work ethic or attitude to match his brilliant talent.
Tottenham are like us, they don’t seem to know when to cash in on players.
Tottenham are like us, they don’t seem to know when to cash in on players.
Bit of a free hit for Everton but 3 successive managers have given up on this guy so I would set my expectations pretty low if I was an Everton supporter. I have not seen every game Dele has played but I see a fair bit of him when he has been involved over the last 3 seasons and other than the occasional game he seems to be utterly not bothered with playing football.
What actually happened to him? He was brilliant a few years back.
Got cocky, believed his own hype, started playing fortnite. Then was shagging Pep's daughter.
Never been the same since.
I think he just lost the hunger to keep going at the top of the game. Maybe felt too comfortable/untouchable at spurs.
Apparently there are a ton of add-on's that could bring the final fee to £40m
Sounds fair, probaboly a stay up clause like ours
How they gonna fit him and VDB in the same 11?
They play different positions so probably just like they are going to fit DVB and Pickford in the same 11.
Their both gained great reputations playing behind the striker. Alas looks like from your words one them is not a midfielder.
Basically if it ever reaches anywhere near that both us and him will have done really well.
Yeah - it would be great for Spurs as well obviously to get that sort of money for him. A win-win all round potentially.
Alli is an attacker, more in the Lingard mould than a midfielder like Donny. Not sure on the system Frank will want to play but I anticipate a 4-3-3 in which case he is probably thinking a front 3 of Alli, Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison and DVB would play as one of two number 8's in the midfield 3 which I think is the role he is best suited to. They have the ability to play similar positions to one another but I think in their best positions Alli plays a lot higher up the pitch than Donny.
I don't really get why more deals aren't done this way, especially in the case of players who once achieved a much higher level than their recent seasons. Makes it less of a gamble for everyone.
I suppose it's because the selling club won't want it but when it's someone you really would like to shift like Spurs with Dele it makes sense for both parties. It also is a way for us to get around FFP currently by structuring the deal this way.
It wouldn't feel right if he wasn't sat on the bench
Ha?
£40m 
What a joke. Done nothing in the past couple of years to even demonstrate he is worth a third of that fee. PL prices will continue to be this stupid if teams keeping paying them.
What a joke. Done nothing in the past couple of years to even demonstrate he is worth a third of that fee. PL prices will continue to be this stupid if teams keeping paying them.£40m
Its a free transfer initially and can only rise to £40m if he hits performance targets. It looks an interestingly structured deal. I don’t recall a deal like this previously.
Personally having seen Everton’s previous transfers, they needed to go tried and tested not take a risk on a manager and player. There is a first £10m on top of 20 appearances. Still think it’s a lot of money for a player seemingly on the decline or who has showed nothing recently.
seems to be an initial £10m with a good few add ons.
Newcastle allegedly making a late bid to hijack this now the door of Alcatraz has finally slammed shut on human rights campaigner Jesse Lingard.
He can't make 20 appearances this season so we don't have to worry about a fee until after the summer.
Could theoretically make a quick buck on him in the summer without paying any of the fee as well
Spurs would love that
Just trying to think how Lampard will play both of them?
I know he's a big fan of a 4231 so maybe:
I know he's a big fan of a 4231 so maybe:
Striker
Winger Alli Winger
Defensive Mid Van de Beek
Or
Winger Striker Winger
Alli Defensive Mid Van de Beek
Winger Alli Winger
Defensive Mid Van de Beek
Or
Winger Striker Winger
Alli Defensive Mid Van de Beek
he needs to play off the striker to have any influence, we tried him deep, out on the right, a number 10 and he just can’t seem to get into the game.
He is a big fan of the 4-3-3. He will play people out of position to get that formation on the field. Likes to play two 8s.
He could play the Lampard role at Everton, I suppose.
Manager? I don't see that working myself
Seem like a good deal...? On paper at least
The thing is with Everton, I thought "this is a great deal" so many times over the years with them, and yet it rarely seems to pay off. Again, on paper, Dele Alle and Van de Beek look like great business. As an outsider, the thing that normally stands out to me with Everton is that they're always one-paced. They seem to have a few players who are the same, with no real pace in the side. And these two don't exactly solve that issue.
The thing is with Everton, I thought "this is a great deal" so many times over the years with them, and yet it rarely seems to pay off. Again, on paper, Dele Alle and Van de Beek look like great business. As an outsider, the thing that normally stands out to me with Everton is that they're always one-paced. They seem to have a few players who are the same, with no real pace in the side. And these two don't exactly solve that issue.
I meant a Lamps kind of role, the offensive one wirh lots of runs in the box
And scoring goals with a slight deflection
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