The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder is allegedly in line for a new contract.
According to the Telegraph, Tottenham Hotspur are confident Dele Alli will sign a new contract at the club, but would that only be delaying the inevitable?
After all, the latest report suggests the Spurs midfielder will go from earning £50,000-a-week to £80,000-a-week, and while that is the kind of money most of us can only dream of, it is still some way short of the box office sums earned by the best in the game.
At a number of other clubs, Alli could earn well in excess of the £100,000-a-week currently being commanded by Tottenham’s highest earner Harry Kane, and given that the midfielder is still only 21, it may be only a matter of time before a club such as Real Madrid or Barcelona comes in with an offer too good to refuse.
Tottenham fans will hope they can keep all their best players at the club, and if they do there is every chance they could become the best club in England when their current crop reach their peak.
The problem, which cannot be ignored, is that Tottenham’s wage structure is a potential spanner in the works, and All will know that he can earn significantly more by making a move prior to his peak.
That could still see Spurs get another few years out of the sensation, but there is a feeling that unless their chairman Daniel Levy reassesses the club’s wage structure over the next few seasons, at least some of their current crop will follow Kyle Walker out the door.
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