The future of Deli Alli at Tottenham Hotspur is uncertain. Manager José Mourinho kept the offensive midfielder out of the squad for Sunday afternoon’s away game against Southampton. According to the Daily Mirror Alli’s teammates are baffled by the Portuguese coach’s decision to pass the Englishman. Steven Bergwijn was referred to the bench again by Mourinho, just like last week against Everton (0-1). The wing attacker had a base place against Lokomotiv Plovdiv (1-2) in the third qualifier round of the Europa League on Thursday by the way.

Alli also missed the Tottenham Hotspur game in Bulgaria on Thursday. According to Mourinho, there are no problems in the working relationship with the midfielder, but the English media clearly think otherwise. There are doubts about Alli staying on, despite the fact that he has an ongoing contract in North London until mid-2024. Chairman Daniel Levy does not intend to let him leave for good anyway, so it sounds. Tottenham, on the other hand, is still working on reinforcements. The Daly Star reports Sunday that Jesse Lingard, who plays a supporting role at Manchester United, is on Mourinho’s list. He already worked with the midfielder at Old Trafford.

The Daily Mail thinks that the arrival of Gareth Bale, who made the move from Real Madrid to Tottenham on a rental basis, is clearly to the disadvantage of Alli. However, it is not expected that the London club will be able to sell the midfielder for millions in the final phase of the transfer. However, the idea of renting out Alli to a foreign club is said to be alive internally. Paris Saint-Germain and Internazionale have been following him for some time now. In any case, Tottenham does not want the game maker to leave for a competitor in the Premier League. Bale and co-purchase Sergio Reguilón, also from Real, are not yet in action against Southampton.

Setup Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Doherty, Animal, Sanchez, Davies; Hojbjerg, Winks, Ndombele; Lucas, Son, Kane.