‘You never know’: Premier League boss opens door to possible move for £100k-a-week Spurs man

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Dele Alli’s future at Tottenham Hotspur looks uncertain at present after he slipped down the pecking order this season.

Alli has started just one Premier League game for Spurs this term and has not been in a league matchday squad since the 6-1 win at Manchester United in early October.

The 24-year-old has made eight appearances in all competitions this season for a combined total of 333 minutes plus injury time.

One report, from Football London, claims the Spurs hierarchy will hold discussions next month over potentially sanctioning a move away if his situation doesn’t change.

Another, on BBC Sport, reports that Paris Saint-Germain will make another attempt to sign Alli on loan when the transfer window reopens.

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson, speaking ahead of his side’s Premier League meeting with Spurs on Sunday, has now effectively opened the door on a potential move for the player.

“You never know,” Hodgson told Football London when asked whether he could launch a bid to take the £100,000-a-week man on loan.

“I’m pretty certain that if Dele Alli is ever released in any way, either on loan or to be sold, there will be clubs interested in him because he is a quality player, and I’m certain everyone understands that.

“But in a squad of players that you are working with, every manager has to use the squad in the way that he thinks is best for the team.”

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While Alli may have struggled for form at times, the talent and quality is there, as shown by his impressive displays against the likes of Manchester United and Maccabi Haifa.

However, he doesn’t look to be in Mourinho’s plans and, as written in Football London, Alli would need something of an injury crisis right now if he’s not even getting into the “second XI”

A move to Palace would make sense as Alli wouldn’t have to change city or country, and the Eagles aren’t directly competing against Spurs for silverware.