The sports brand want Alli to be their face of football, but it would mean a Spurs exit.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has been in fine form recently. The England international has been scoring goals for fun and putting in the type of displays fans at White Hart Lane had come to expect from the talented youngster.
But that good form has attracted interest. Real Madrid have been linked with his signature in recent weeks in what would be a mega-money move he would surely struggle to reject.
Now it is being reported that his boot and kit manufacturer may push the deal.
Tottenham’s Dele Alli celebrates scoring their second goal
Sport.es is reporting that Adidas want Alli to become the face of their brand – but would like him to do so by playing in a Real Madrid kit.
Los Merengues are one of the German sports companies biggest and most iconic brands and in the past, with David Beckham playing for the club, they had the dream combination.
Now they have the opportunity to get something similar with Alli, who they consider integral to their future brand recognition.
England’s Dele Alli
With Tottenham Hotspur’s kit duties set to change to Adidas’ biggest rivals Nike soon the fear is Alli may end up with them instead.
Tottenham fans will be hoping that these latest developments have no bearing on Alli’s future. But there may be an underlying fear that he could for some time now.
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