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title: "PSG eye Dele Alli amid Villa fans’ clamour for England star"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2021-01-12T20:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-12T20:00:00Z"
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# PSG eye Dele Alli amid Villa fans’ clamour for England star

If Aston Villa couldn’t get a permanent deal done for Ross Barkley, [Dele Alli](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/31/aston-villa-should-pounce-on-alli/) was suggested as an ambitious alternative by [Read Aston Villa](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/31/aston-villa-should-pounce-on-alli/) and [plenty of Villa supporters](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-spurs-transfers-alli-19440095).

Indeed, the Midlands club [tried to sign him in 2015](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11377801/Aston-Villa-make-late-move-to-hijack-Newcastle-bid-for-MK-Dons-midfielder-Dele-Alli.html) before Tottenham eventually procured his signature.

The 24-year-old Spurs midfielder is [out of favour](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12179131/dele-alli-tottenham-not-looking-to-offload-midfielder-in-january-transfer-window) under Jose Mourinho this season and may jump at the chance of first team football elsewhere, but Paris Saint-Germain entering the transfer race for him ([The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/06/psg-optimistic-signing-dele-alli-loan-appointment-mauricio-pochettino/)) likely kills any hope of Villa making gains if they did want him this month.

Dele has made [12 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dele-alli/leistungsdaten/spieler/207929) in all competitions this season, scoring two goals and supplying one assist. He has racked up only 472 minutes of playing time, however, as Mourinho has [preferred](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/ausfallzeiten/verein/148) Harry Winks, Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso, Moussa Sissoko and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in midfield.

Dele was [praised by many Spurs supporters](https://tbrfootball.com/tottenham-fans-react-to-performance-of-dele-alli-during-marine-thrashing/) for his performance in Tottenham’s FA Cup win over Marine on Sunday and Mourinho has [insisted](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9132537/Jose-Mourinho-confirms-Dele-Alli-Tottenham-plans-play-against-Aston-Villa.html) that the England international will be in his plans this season, but might PSG’s rumoured interest lure him away from north London?

### READ ASTON VILLA VERDICT

Barkley [struggled for game-time at Chelsea](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ross-barkley/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/131978) but [has impressed](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54313270) on loan at Villa this season, so it [had been suggested](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-spurs-transfers-alli-19440095) that Dele could follow in his footsteps by sealing a redemptive loan move to Villa Park.

Although Villa tried to sign the 24-year-old in the past, it doesn’t appear that they’ll return this month. They would likely be powerless to stop [his former manager](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dele-alli/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/207929/plus/0/verein/148/trainer_id/9044) Mauricio Pochettino luring him to PSG too, so any Villa fans who dreamt of Dele pulling on the claret and blue are set to be disappointed.