{"id":573775,"date":"2020-12-03T12:49:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=573775"},"modified":"2020-12-03T12:49:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:49:44","slug":"jose-mourinho-clarifies-his-transfer-position-amid-dele-alli-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/03\/jose-mourinho-clarifies-his-transfer-position-amid-dele-alli-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho Clarifies His Transfer Position Amid Dele Alli Rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> manager Jose Mourinho has shut down any transfer speculation surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cea4ee8f\/all_comps\/Dele-Alli-Stats---All-Competitions\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dele Alli<\/a>, stating that he is not responsible for the club\u2019s transfer activity.<\/p>\n<p>Alli has played just 67 minutes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> for Spurs this season with the bulk of his game time coming in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=europa+league\" target=\"_self\">Europa League.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jose Mourinho Not Responsible for Tottenham\u2019s Transfer Amid Dele Alli Rumours<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Jose Mourinho \u201cDoesn\u2019t Have A Problem\u201d with Dele Alli<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/fixtures-results\/mourinho-kane-bale-dele-alderweireld-19386166?fbclid=IwAR0qkgSI-B1XMBLmGkKmK0tpDv3jmV0O9xCGwBBqAG77IHC8cLEfXkHTUNs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking ahead of Tottenham\u2019s Europa League clash against LASK <\/a>Mourinho said: \u201cI don\u2019t make decisions about selling A, B or C or letting D, E or F go on loan. I am responsible for the players that belong to my squad and are working with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ones not playing enough time in their mind, in their ambitions \u2013 they have only one thing to do, which is to use the time they play to show me they are better than the ones having more minutes. There is no secret to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing his relationship with Dele Alli directly, he continued: \u201cI don\u2019t have any problem with Dele. I don\u2019t have problems with anyone. I\u2019m happy I don\u2019t have personal issues with any of my players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut of course, players are happier when they play, they\u2019re not happy when they don\u2019t play. I don\u2019t blame the players, it\u2019s just the way it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s only one way to improve their situation, which is to work hard every day and to use every minute they\u2019re on the pitch to try and improve but fundamentally the concept that is above everything is that the team is more important than any one of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dele Alli: Spurs Favourite to Fallen Star<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Arriving at White Hart Lane from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=mk+dons\" target=\"_self\">Milton Keynes Dons<\/a> in 2015, Alli quickly established himself as a regular starter for Spurs, scoring ten goals and providing nine assists in his first season.<\/p>\n<p>The England international has 62 goals and 51 assists in all competitions for the club but hasn\u2019t featured in any of their last six Premier League matchday squads.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year old is expected to start in Austria where he will be hoping to add to his one assist so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"XNRyqqY_RpZu72ibEW1dAQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1228832437\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'XNRyqqY_RpZu72ibEW1dAQ',sig:'hO8yUY_LrTqAhA2F62vtpWPyko2-EZLSLGJO3Cj10uM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228832437',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has shut down any transfer speculation surrounding Dele Alli, stating that he is not responsible for the club\u2019s transfer activity. Alli has played just 67 minutes in the Premier League for Spurs this season with the bulk of his game time coming in the Europa League. 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