Here are your Everton morning headlines for Thursday, March 16.
Dele Alli 'seems excited' after Everton midfielder talks future in phone call with former manager
Former MK Dons manager Karl Robinson says Everton loanee Dele Alli 'seems himself again' following a phone call with the 26-year-old.
The 37-time England international arrived on Merseyside as a Deadline Day signing under former manager Frank Lampard in 2022. After showing initial promise, his performances dipped and he was loaned to Turkish giants at the beginning of the season.
Dele's professional football career has been topsy-turvy. He was handed his debut by Robinson at the Dons as a 16-year-old before he signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he endured a mixed time.
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In parts of his spell in north London, he was one of the key players under Mauricio Pochettino before his form dipped. A lot has been made of the trajectory of his career with many suggesting it has slowly declined which came to a head when he was loaned to Turkey.
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Michael Keane has already proven why Sean Dyche made 'hard' Everton decision
Some 297 days had passed since his last match at Goodison Park but Everton’s Michael Keane marked his return with another crucial win and this time a clean sheet.
Keane’s previous outing had been for that game Crystal Palace on May 19 last year when his 54th-minute strike set the Blues on their way to a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory to secure their top flight status in their final home fixture. The centre-back has been with Everton since joining from Burnley for £25million in July 2017 and made over 30 appearances in each of his first five seasons at the club only to find himself frozen out under Frank Lampard this term.
Under the former Derby County and Chelsea manager, Keane had played just 22 minutes of Premier League football throughout the 2022/23 campaign – ironically in the reverse fixture to last weekend away to Brentford back on August 27 – and was braced for a potential January loan exit in search of first team action elsewhere.
A surprise move to the south of Italy was mooted with Serie A side Salernitana showing interest in the England international but they couldn’t raise the funds to do a deal while Blues chiefs were understandably reticent to strengthening one of their rivals against the drop by farming Keane out to one of them.
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