Besiktas Coach Says Dele Alli Doesn’t ‘Deserve To Play Right Now’

Dele Alli has played just one minute of league action since the end of October, and according to Senol Gunes, the Besiktas manager, he “doesn’t deserve to play right now.”
Alli left Everton for Besiktas during the summer transfer window, however, he has struggled in Turkey.

“I don’t think Dele Alli deserves to play right now,” explained Gunes.

“Sending the player [back to Everton] is something else and not the topic here. We expect him to contribute to the team, but we think he cannot contribute at the moment.

“We will evaluate it with him and the club.”

Alli joined Besiktas when Valerien Ismael was in charge of the team. But, the Frenchman was sacked in October following a poor run of results, with ex-Turkey manager Gunes being brought in for a second spell at the helm.

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Gunes named Alli in his starting line-up for his first match in charge against Umraniyespor.

However, the former England attacker only lasted 45 minutes before being hauled off as Besiktas ran out 5-2 winners.

Alli was once a Premier League star as he racked-up 67 goals and 61 assists in 269 games for Tottenham between 2015 and 2022.

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