Tottenham Hotspur star Dele Alli was once one of the most valuable youngsters in world football but his form in recent years has seen his value drop.
In May 2017, Former Spurs manager Martin Jol said that Alli was not far off being a £100m player, per football.london, and that was reflected by Transfermarkt little over eighteen months later.
The popular football website had the prodigious talent valued at £90m in December 2018, but that has since been subject to change.
Indeed, as part of Transfermarkt’s most recent set of valuation changes, Alli dropped from £90m to £72m, proving that the hype surrounding his development has subsided somewhat in recent years.
He was by no means categorically over-hyped but increased exposure at the elite level has levelled out public opinion.
Given his recent valuation decrease, Football FanCast have taken a look at three themes and landmarks which can explain the market move…
Goal contributions slashed in half in 18/19 season
Alli was in electric form in the 2017/18 season, scoring 14 goals and providing 17 assists in all competitions – a total of 31 goal contributions.
In the 2018/19 season, though, his number of goal contributions slashed in half, with a return of seven goals and eight assists in all competitions to show for his endeavours at the end of the campaign.
It was not an almighty fall from grace but the stark contrast in output naturally brought him and those who touted him as a £100m player back down to earth.
Dropped from England squad
Gareth Southgate made the bold decision to leave Alli out of the England squad that faced Czech Republic and Bulgaria in a pair of qualifiers for Euro 2020 in October.
It was a huge blow for a young player who has already been capped 37 times by the Three Lions, and he hasn’t received a cap since his October omission.
Considering he was once the nation’s golden boy, Southgate’s decision aptly illuminated how much perceptions have changed.
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False dawn under Mourinho
The arrival of Jose Mourinho offered plenty of individuals the opportunity to reinvent themselves at Spurs, and Alli certainly fell into that category.
Out went Alli’s brother and in came the real Dele, who played brilliantly during Mourinho’s bow against West Ham at London Stadium and provided an assist for Son Heung-min’s opener, before scoring three goals in two games against Bournemouth and Manchester United – including a mesmerising individual strike at Old Trafford.
The reinvigorated Alli we saw in action has since faded, however. Three goals in 14 Premier League appearances is far from a disastrous return but his general influence on proceedings has diminished.
He now cuts a rather isolated figure in the Spurs team, and the initial injection of life Mourinho provided proved to be short-lived.