Jose Mourinho needs the Dele Alli of old to get Tottenham back into the UCL

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Tottenham Hotspur will participate in the Europa League in 2020/21.

The north Londoners sealed a sixth-placed finish last term, and will be hoping to win the competition under Jose Mourinho.

Doing that would catapult the club back into the Champions League, although Spurs will obviously not be putting all their eggs in that basket.

A top-four finish in the league will be the expectation next term, but Tottenham could have their work cut out given the activity of some of the teams around them in the transfer market.

Chelsea have strengthened by adding Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech, with Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz all strongly linked.

Arsenal have added Willian, with Gabriel Magalhaes and Thomas Partey strongly linked.

Tottenham have signed Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Joe Hart so far, and fans will expect a few more incomings before the window closes in October.

But Spurs’ top-four hopes could very well hinge on a man who has not quite been at the races in recent times.

TBR’s View – Dele Alli renaissance needed

Tottenham attacking midfielder Dele Alli’s best form has deserted him for a while now.

The 24-year-old was, at one point, one of England’s most exciting prospects.

The £100,000-a-week star (Spotrac) has lost his way a little, with injuries arguably not helping his cause.

The man has produced superb goal (62) and assists (55) numbers for Tottenham since signing in 2015, and if he can somehow rediscover his mojo under Mourinho – and he did for a brief period after the Portuguese arrived on the scene – then Spurs stand a brilliant chance of returning to the big time.

He’s shown in the past he can be unplayable on his day – simply put, Alli getting back to his old level could actually have a bigger impact for Spurs than any new signing this summer.