Everton and Spurs are discussing Dele's appearance clause.

Dele Alli, a former midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, has had a difficult journey. Seeking to rekindle his once-promising career, he moved to Everton after his time at Spurs under several unsuccessful managers. Unfortunately, Dele’s problems didn’t end at Everton. The truth was revealed last year when, in an interview with Gary Neville, he revealed that he had experienced childhood abuse, depression, and a sleeping pill addiction. Dele shown amazing bravery and vulnerability in sharing this information.

Dele is eager to return to the football field after a period away from the game and a stay in rehab, but there is an issue with that. Everton committed to pay a price depending on the player’s appearances with Spurs as part of the move, but Everton is in dire need of money.

For those who don’t know, Everton is in serious financial trouble. The Merseyside football club’s owner, Farhad Moshiri, had previously made significant personal investments in it. He has now stopped operations in an effort to sell the team. Everton has seen severe losses as a result of their inability to manage their financial flow and skyrocketing debt. The COVID-19 epidemic made these losses much worse as Everton’s inflow of players decreased. Moshiri’s previous investment bears extra controversy and complication since, according to recent reports, he was connected to Russian tycoon Alexei Usmanov, who was the target of financial sanctions from the UK because of the conflict in Ukraine.

To put it succinctly, Everton is bankrupt, heavily indebted, and currently facing a 12-point punishment for violating FFP regulations.

For Dele, what does this mean?

The former England player, who presently has 13 games for the Toffees, was offered £10 million by Everton if he reached 20. However, Everton does not currently have that kind of money. This indicates that in order to avoid having to pay the appearance clause, the club is driven to keep Dele off the field.

Everton, on the other hand, is in a relegation struggle and needs every player available. Sean Dyche, the manager of Everton, loves Dele and wants to see him return to the field.

Daniel Levy is quite justified, financially speaking, to order “Kev” to pound sand, but things aren’t that cut and dry. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is in a very strong financial situation, therefore they could certainly afford to spend £10 million on a player like Dele Alli, who throughout the years offered a lot to the team despite his personal struggles, both in private and in public. In light of this, it could make sense for Tottenham Hotspur to simply waive the cost if the team’s management values Dele’s mental health and believes that having him back on the field will help achieve that goal.

Nevertheless, there’s surely a compromise to be found here. Other choices will be available, including