Tottenham star Dele Alli will begin the season on the sidelines.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has been ruled out of the Premier League season opener.
Alli has suffered a hamstring injury and missed the pre-season defeat to Inter Milan yesterday.
BBC Sport report Mauricio Pochettino says Alli will return in ‘a few weeks’.
It’s clearly not good news for Spurs, and isn’t the first hamstring injury Alli has suffered in 2019.
In this case, Tottenham need to put their own needs ahead of Alli’s, and look to the transfer market while they can.
Spurs have been linked with two dynamic goalscoring midfielders, Bruno Fernandes and Giovani Lo Celso [ via Express]
The Daily Record claim Tottenham have struck a deal for Lo Celso. This is yet to be confirmed.
Alli’s injury makes it essential that they push to sign one of them, successfully, before the transfer deadline. The Lo Celso agreement would be so crucial.
Alli at his best is a player who can change games for Tottenham, but this year he has struggled to do that when he is on the pitch, and the time missed is an even bigger concern.
With questions over Christian Eriksen’s expiring contract, Spurs need to pay up to get one of their top targets in.
Lo Celso reportedly being incoming is best for the club. Failing to act could leave Tottenham short in their title challenge.
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