Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli likely to double wages with new deal

The 19-year-old is the lowest-paid member of Mauricio Pochettino’s first team squad

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli (Getty Images)

Tottenham Hotspur youngster Dele Alli is line to see his salary doubled despite only making 16 appearances for the club.

The 19-year-old midfielder, who signed a five-and-a-half-year deal following his move from MK Dons earlier this year, has made an exceptional start to his career at White Hart Lane.

Alli’s partnership with fellow young Englishman Eric Dier at the base of Mauricio Pochettino’s midfield and his recent fine form has also caught the attention of England manager Roy Hodgson.

The youngster registered his first international goal and picked up the man of the match award in England’s victory over France on Tuesday night, a performance which is thought to have accelerated Tottenham’s plans to open talks.

Alli is the lowest-paid member of Mauricio Pochettino’s squad, earning £12,000-a-week, but the club wish to increase his salary to reflect his new-found importance to the team.

According to The Times, Tottenham are likely to almost double his basic wage, bringing him into line with other members of the first team squad, in the hope that they can keep a squad of young, developing footballers together.

The club followed the same policy with striker Harry Kane, who signed a five-year deal at the start of last season, followed by a separate five-and-a-half-year deal after impressing as Pochettino’s first-choice striker.


 England youngster Dele Alli celebrates his goal against France
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Hodgson, an advocate of developing fledgling talent, is delighted by Tottenham’s policy of handing first-team chances to young English players.

“We’re delighted that Tottenham, and Pochettino in particular, have gone down this route of giving players he thinks have quality a chance,” Hodgson recently said.

“He has shown his faith in them and it is perfect for us because it means if we like them as well we can show our faith in them and that is exactly how it has been.

“Tottenham are a team that is interesting for me to watch because when I go there I get to see sometimes as many as five Englishmen.

“There are some teams when I go and watch them that there isn’t one Englishman in the team. They might be a very good team, who play nice football, but they are not a lot of good to me if they don’t play Englishmen.”