Alli was ’embarrassed’ against Tottenham, claims ex-Spurs boss
Harry Redknapp says Everton midfielder Dele Alli was embarrassed on Monday night against his former club, Tottenham.
Frank Lampard’s side were beaten 5-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Toffees have now won one league match in their last ten.
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Everton made five signings in the January transfer window as they look to fight off the threat of dropping down to the Championship.
Young full-backs Nathan Patterson and Vitaliy Mykolenko came in for a combined £33m, while the Toffees signed Donny van de Beek and Anwar El Ghazi on loan.
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They also brought in Dele Alli from Tottenham on a free transfer that can rise to £33.3m depending on Alli and the club’s performances.
The 25-year-old came off the bench against Spurs on Monday, and the north Londoners’ former manager Redknapp believes it was an “embarrassing” night for him.
Redknapp told talkSPORT: “What’s happened to Dele Alli? Frank brought him in and was so excited about signing him, there’s got to be something wrong with what he’s doing as he can’t get in the team.
“He goes back to Tottenham last night and it’s almost embarrassing. He was such a big player and when you go back to your old club you don’t want to sit on the bench.
“You want to