Pochettino looking to help revive Dele Alli’s career

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says he wants to speak to Dele Alli to discover “what is going on” with the midfielder’s career.

Alli was one of England’s top young talents at Pochettino’s Tottenham, scoring 22 goals in all competitions in the 2016-17 season.

However, Alli, who’s now 27, has endured a spectacular fall from grace. He has played just 23 Premier League games since the summer of 2021 and has not played since February amid a failed loan at Turkish club Besiktas from Everton.

At his Chelsea unveiling earlier this week, Pochettino said of Alli: “I hope to have some time to call and see because he is a great guy and I want to talk a bit with him. I want to help him and see what is going on.”