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José Mourinho has insisted that Tottenham “need a good Dele Alli” And he believes face-to-face conversations with the midfielder will give him the extra motivation to relive his career.
There expected to join Paris Saint-Germain in the winter window – meeting with his former Spurs coach, Mauricio Pochettino – but President Daniel Levy blocked the transfer amid concerns about team depth and the desire to see the player succeed in North London.
The 24-year-old has started only in six games in all competitions this season, but Mourinho confirmed that yesterday he sat down with Alli to discuss his future and he believes there is a key role for him once he recovers from what Mourinho described as a “tendon” injury.
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When asked what to do There now that will stay in Tottenham, the Portuguese replied: “He needs to recover from his injury, he needs to go back to training and he needs to start over because in recent weeks he hasn’t even been able to train.”
“So that’s the most important thing. I had a good conversation with him yesterday. We talked about this question you ask me and I think we found common ground. It is an important period of the season for the team, it is also an important period of the season for him.
“We need him. We need a good Dele Alli. We are just waiting for him to return to normal, to train with the team again. It’s not just about Dele, [Harry] Kane, Gio [vani] Lo Celso, we are talking about players that without those three, we lose a bit of creation, some magic on the attack, so we need it back. I made it very clear to him.
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“A conversation does not work miracles. A conversation does not put a player in great shape or without limitations in terms of physical condition, but I think that the conversation was perhaps the extra motivation he needed to return as soon as possible.
“We play the Europa League very soon, we are in the Premier League and we play a couple of games every week. We have the FA Cup, I do not think I will arrive in time for that commitment. We have a final to play in April so we need a good Dele back. And I think when he’s physically ready, he’s mentally in a good place. “
Mourinho revealed that Kane will miss Thursday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea and next Sunday’s game against West Brom, but will be back next week.
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“He is happy with the progress, of course we are too,” Mourinho said of Kane, who injured both ankles against Liverpool last week.
“I think it is not very optimistic to say that next week he will play. It will only be a consequence of his good evolution.
“We were a little scared when everything happened, but now we are much more positive and next week we play Everton during the week, [el Manchester City] At the weekend, I think that for one of these games I should be back. “
