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2022/23 Dele Alli

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I know it's possibly going against the grain, but I have sympathy for him.

Clearly, the choices he's made and people he's listened to have brought him to where he is today, but it's desperately sad when somebody with his ability is on the scrap heap when they should be about to hit their peak years.

There's no point paying up his contract (unless he is willing to sacrifice 50% or more) and it appears his issues are psychological over physical, so it's tough insurance claim to make.

It's hard to have sympathy with a 20 something with 10s of millions to his name for playing decent football for a short time, but I'll bet he's not happy.
 
The club should obviously be advising him with his best interests at heart. I'd say they should also be paying for whatever help he needs, but that's not really all that critical when dealing with a multi-millionaire.

That said, the club is not a charity - despite the best efforts of Denise. Ali needs to be managed out. Get him help, advise him, support him. But he's likely no good to us in his current state - whatever that might be. We're going to have to chalk this one up to a bad experience.
 
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Money is the route of this. It turns heads and changes priorities. After a couple of seasons as a pro he probably realised he was set for life with his Roller and PlayStation - at least that's as far as many 20 year olds see.

I wonder if footballers' enormous obscene wages would be better payed into a trust fund until they retire, bar a "measly" 2k a month to live on. Might nake them more grounded and keep them closer to the fans too. Then the likes of Ali, if he wants his riches, cam retire at 25 instead of loafing around collecting more on his contract.
 
chrismpw said:
Money is the route of this. It turns heads and changes priorities. After a couple of seasons as a pro he probably realised he was set for life with his Roller and PlayStation - at least that's as far as many 20 year olds see.

I wonder if footballers' enormous obscene wages would be better payed into a trust fund until they retire, bar a "measly" 2k a month to live on. Might nake them more grounded and keep them closer to the fans too. Then the likes of Ali, if he wants his riches, cam retire at 25 instead of loafing around collecting more on his contract.
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I would suggest he’s upbringing, which saw him live with a friends family, have a difficult relations with his dad to the point he refuses to use his name is the root problem.
Some people move on from these, others don’t.
We all imagine being footballers, I would hate to be famous though.
 
I have to say that personally I have very little sympathy for Deli Ali, he is an extremely talented young man who was given and took the opportunities which were presented to him. He was playing Premier League and international football and being handsomely rewarded. Something has gone terribly wrong, it does appear that he has psychological issues, however he is very rich and can afford the best medical treatment in the world. I am sure both Spurs and Everton have tried to help him, he is a prized asset after all, but it further appears that at this point he doesn’t see the need for help or doesn’t want it. Football teams are in the business of playing football, they cannot be expected to be rehabilitation centres, indeed they are not qualified to be rehabilitation centres. I am all for employers having a duty of care for their staff but in this case my opinion is that to continue to pay this young man serious sums of money to carry on the way he is going is both counterproductive to his welfare and to the club.
I fully realise that my opinion comes from an unqualified position and as one who knows nothing of the facts but the world would be a very quiet place if people only spoke on matters they were knowledgeable about.
 
I'm not going to try and psychoanalyse the guy from afar, but it's certainly clear his career as a footballer isn't his top priority.

Probably about £5.5 million to pay him off?

It wouldn't be the worst move in the world if we can't sort a loan, but might as well give that a shot over the next few months. Nothing lost either way.
 

allen said:
I'm not going to try and psychoanalyse the guy from afar, but it's certainly clear his career as a footballer isn't his top priority.

Probably about £5.5 million to pay him off?

It wouldn't be the worst move in the world if we can't sort a loan, but might as well give that a shot over the next few months. Nothing lost either way.
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Maybe put him in charge of the club TikTok account or whatever the youth of today are interested in
 
twoblue said:
I would suggest he’s upbringing, which saw him live with a friends family, have a difficult relations with his dad to the point he refuses to use his name is the root problem.
Some people move on from these, others don’t.
We all imagine being footballers, I would hate to be famous though.
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Maybe. But I guess the upbringing didn't stop him breaking through. The contrast from being powerless in another's home to becoming a millionaire within a year or so was probably a major factor. He just hadn't handled itm
 

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