Dele Alli targets career revival at Como

There are footballers who for one reason or another have lost their place in the world of football. One of them has been Dele Alli, whose promising career came to nothing amid injuries and personal problems. A very dark period in his life has ended with the Briton out of action from 26 February 2023.

Since that date, the playmaker has not played a match. He did so in the shirt of Besiktas, to whom he went out on loan from Everton, who this summer terminated their contract with the player. Although the two parties parted ways in terms of work, the Milton Keynes player continued to work at the Toffees facilities.

His aim was to regain his fitness and strengthen his mind in order to have another chance. Bad luck was with him, as an injury prevented him from returning to the Merseyside outfit. A fact that forced him to stop until he was completely healthy in all aspects.

Just when he seemed to be going deeper in the tunnel, a light suddenly appeared in December. It was Como, newly promoted to Serie A, who opened wide the doors of their home so that he could feel that footballing tingle again.

The ‘Lariani’ coach Cesc Fabregas responded to his club's request. "He's training with us, he's fine. For the moment he's just here to train. We are here to help him find a bit of form and give him positive feelings back. He was a fantastic player, I played against him many times and I can help him find himself. I'm happy to do that," the Spanish coach said of Dele Alli, who has been training since Thursday.

At the moment, the Briton is working on his own but could soon join the squad. Whether or not he has a place in the squad will depend on his attitude and also on what his coach, who declined to give further details in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game against Lecce, decides.

Dele Alli, once a star at Tottenham, is trying to wipe the slate clean and try to rise from the ashes. A star broken into a thousand pieces marked by a tough childhood in which he was sexually abused and sold drugs.