Luis Figo: Tottenham duo could struggle with Real Madrid pressure

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Tottenham duo Dele Alli and Harry Kane have been continuously linked with a move to Real Madrid.

Real Madrid legend Luis Figo has been quoted by the London Evening Standard as saying that he is unsure Tottenham Hotspur duo Harry Kane and Dele Alli would cope with the pressures of playing for the Galacticos.

Kane, 24, has constantly been linked with a move to the Spanish capital and even former Real president Ramon Calderon described the England striker as Real’s first-choice summer target.

While Alli has also been continuously touted with a move to Zinedine Zidane’s side, ever since the former MK Dons star broke into Mauricio Pochettino’s side during his teenage years.

Figo, who also played for El Clasico rivals Barcelona during his career, stated that although the two Tottenham stars are “doing fantastic”, he doubted whether they would cope with the pressure of playing for Real.

“They are very good players, top players, but one thing is to play for Tottenham and the other thing is to play for Real Madrid, you know?” Figo said.

“This is not missing of respect of Tottenham. It is what is like. Real Madrid is different, eh? Because it’s a lot of pressure too. Of course Kane is fantastic and Dele Alli too and I love to see them play and they’re doing fantastic.

“But Tottenham is a big club too, so I don’t know if the president of Tottenham is open to selling them.”

Kane scored his 35th goal of the season last time out as the north Londoners earned a narrow 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, taking Pochettino’s men into fourth place in the Premier League table.

However, Alli’s form has suffered somewhat in comparison to last season and it remains to be seen if he will continue to be a target for Zidane’s side come the summer transfer window.

Both stars could be rested by their Argentine boss on Wednesday night, as Spurs go up against League One side Rochdale at Wembley for a place in the sixth round of the FA Cup – where they will face Swansea City.