EVERTON are trying to renegotiate the deal they struck with Tottenham for Dele Alli, according to reports.
The 27-year-old joined the Toffees in January 2022 but has featured just 13 times for the Merseyside club.
Dele Alli has played just 13 games for EvertonGetty
And now they are looking to change the terms of the complex transfer they agreed.
Everton completed a deal that involved several performance-related clauses.
In total, they could have seen the overall sum rise to as high as £30million.
Tottenham are set to receive £10m when Alli plays his 20th game for Everton, although he has not played for the Premier League side since August 2022.
But as he prepares to return from injury in the near-future, manager Sean Dyche has revealed the club have opened discussions with Tottenham about the make-up of the original deal.
He said: “[Director of football Kevin Thelwell] has had a couple of phone calls, just lightly in the background. ‘Look, where do you see it?’
“But nothing has changed at the moment.”
Alli spent some of last season on loan at Besiktas but struggled to re-discover his form in Turkey.
Back in July, he bravely opened up about being sexually abused as a child.
He also revealed he went to rehab for six weeks after suffering an addiction to sleeping pills.
Meanwhile, Everton’s financial crisis could see them deducted 12 points.
The Premier League has called for the punishment after the club recorded heavy financial losses over the past three years.
The Telegraph claims the Toffees are down £371.8million over that time period.
The Prem’s permitted amount is £105m – less than a third of Everton’s losses.
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