Staff Reporter.
Everton Manager Sean Dyche has offered an update on Dele Alli’s Everton future after the midfielder returned to the club.
Alli is currently on loan from the Toffees at Turkish side Besiktas, but has arrived back on Meyerside to undergo injury rehabilitation
This week a picture on social media appeared to show Alli with a balloon in his mouth while sat at a table with nitrous oxide canisters on it.
“You can only guide people with what you think is good for them,” Dyche said when asked about Alli, 27, on Thursday.
“Eventually players have choices, so we recommend they make good choices.”
Dyche added: “But behind that, he’s factually injured. He’s come back with a proper injury that’s going to take some time to get sorted out, so he’ll use that period wisely, I hope.”
The former England midfielder has not played for the Turkish club since 26 February, and has scored only two goals in 13 games this season.
Alli played 11 times for Everton after joining from Tottenham in January 2022 but has since failed to produce his best form.
Beskitas were exploring the possibility of cancelling Alli’s contract this year, but following the player’s injury the club’s president has left the door open to a possible return.
The UK government recently announced that possessing nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas,is to be made a criminal offence.
Asked about Alli’s future, Dyche said: “He is not here. He has an injury which will keep him out for some time.
“Some of the stuff reported – they know what they should and shouldn’t be doing.
“As a manager you cannot control everything in their lives. Should we be following them all day? You can only guide them. “He has an injury which will take a while to sort out – it will be a number of weeks.”