Journalist says it ‘wouldn’t make sense’ for Levy to renegotiate deal despite recent claim

Journalist Paul Brown has expressed scepticism over whether Tottenham Hotspur would be open to renegotiating the terms of the Dele Alli transfer with Everton.

Liverpool Echo explained last week that the Toffees, who signed Dele on a free transfer from Tottenham in January of 2021, would have to pay £10m to the North London club if the midfielder plays seven more matches for them.

The publication quoted Sean Dyche as saying that the midfielder was close to making a full recovery from his muscle partial avulsion in the summer but then suffered a setback during pre-season.

The Everton boss further added that the club’s director of football Kevin Thelwell may look to open talks with Spurs over renegotiating the deal for Dele once the midfielder makes a full recovery.

Brown has now pointed out that re-negotiating transfer deals is not something Daniel Levy usually does but added that there is plenty of goodwill for Dele after he went public with his struggles during the summer.

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The journalist told GiveMeSport: “It wouldn’t make a lot of sense from Tottenham’s point of view to renegotiate it now, and it’s not something that Daniel Levy commonly does. 

“You know, it would depend on exactly how they want it re-negotiated and what they are suggesting. I know there is quite a lot of affection out there for Dele Alli and people want to see him do well. 

“I think both clubs actually do acknowledge that the guy’s had a tough time recently and would genuinely like to see him out there playing and succeeding and looking happy again.”

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The reality is that Everton are not going to pay £10m for Dele, given their financial predicament and if Tottenham do not re-negotiate the deal, he will not play seven more matches for the Toffees. So, it is in Spurs’ interest to renegotiate the deal if they want to get some sort of fee for the 27-year-old.