‘I acquired six stories on Dele Alli over a two-year interval; Spurs ought to have reacted after my first two. At one stage they might bought him for over £80m’: Ex-Tottenham chief reveals secrets and techniques behind Dele switch in 2015
Tottenham Hotspur had been making sharp progress underneath Mauricio Pochettino when the Argentine turned supervisor in 2014, with a Premier League title problem and Champions League remaining look following within the years after his arrival.
One participant who proved crucial to Spurs throughout that interval underneath Pochettino was Dele, who signed for the membership for £5m as an 18-year-old within the 2015 winter switch window – although Tottenham nearly missed out on him, in accordance with former supervisor and director of soccer David Pleat.
