735 days without a fight. For a professional footballer, this should really mean the end of his career, but not for Dele Alli. The former England international has been out of a matchday squad for two years, but the 28-year-old has refused to give up. On Sunday, he will be there when Cesc Fabregas has traveled to Roma for a Serie A match.
Alli, Mauricio Pochettino’s comet and jewel at Tottenham, has 13 games at Everton and 15 in the Besiktas shirt as his only match training since his exit from Tottenham in 2022. Finally, he has worked his way to his potential.
Cesc Fabregas does not give confidence in the match squad to a player who has not deserved it, so for Alli, training with the Serie A club since December has paid off.
Big for Alli.
The match starts at six o’clock, here is live coverage from Rome – Como
