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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Noel Whelan tips Dele Alli to leave Spurs"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-noel-whelan-tips-dele-alli-to-leave-spurs/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-11-11T19:00:09Z"
modified: "2020-11-11T19:00:09Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Noel Whelan tips Dele Alli to leave Spurs

**Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-pochettino-tipped-for-tottenham-raid-by-pundit-after-sky-reveal/), pundit Noel Whelan has tipped star midfielder Dele Alli to leave Tottenham after manager Jose Mourinho’s big call to leave the midfielder out in the cold.**

The manager had previously claimed he is ‘[not responsible](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/mourinho-ready-to-sign-striker-dele-alli-transfer-exit-latest)‘ over whether the player departs north London, and Alli’s last showing came in the [1-0 loss to Royal Antwerp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYdzsS-9wtQ&feature=onebox) in the Europa League. He is slowly losing his place in the squad following the emergence of Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele in an attacking midfield role.

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### Alli could leave

Indeed, the Spurs boss appears to prefer one of those two options playing just behind star striker Harry Kane, with Alli now facing a battle to work his way back into Mourinho’s plans.

Now, Whelan has suggested that ex-boss Mauricio Pochettino could launch a raid for Alli once he becomes appointed in his next job – going on to claim ‘something is not right’.

“I think Pochettino would possibly look to sign Dele Alli,” he told Football Insider. “He is a decent player but he should not be compared to Maradona – he is not.

“Maybe his time at Tottenham is coming to an end and he might need a change, a change of manager.

“Something is not right there. The managers and the players are not getting the best out of one another. A fantastic player but we have not seen it for 18 months.”

### Transfer Tavern take

Described as a ‘[monster](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4809848/dele-alli-kylian-mbappe-marco-asensio-gabriel-jesus-wonderkids/)‘ when he was rising to stardom, the 6 foot 2 Alli could indeed be on his way out – especially with Euro 2021 around the corner.

Whether or not it is Pochettino who decides to launch a January raid remains to be seen, but he could in fact be in danger of leaving.

***In other news: Tottenham have been gifted the latest Eriksen development, find out more [here.](https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1054393690?-19389:793)***