Alli alert over agent swap

DELE ALLI is preparing to take on a different agent in a move that will threaten to break Tottenham’s rigid pay structure. The England star’s decision to consider leaving his long-time representative Rob Segal will alert Europe’s biggest clubs to the possibility of prising him away from Spurs next summer. Alli, who has made a huge impact since his £5million move from Milton Keynes, knows his market value is more than triple the £60,000-a-week deal he signed last September. Both Manchester clubs and Chelsea are interested, while Alli is keen on a move abroad.

DELE ALLI is at the centre of an agent war ahead of a potentially money-spinning move away from Tottenham.

The England international has begun the process of changing representation with a view to at least tripling his £60,000-a-week wages next summer.

Tottenham will not consider any offers for their midfielder this month, but the club’s relatively modest wage structure will play a significant role in whether they can hold on to their emerging super- star in the long term. Alli has been looked after by renowned agent Rob Segal since first making an impact with MK Dons, but the 21-year-old is assessing his options with a view to moving agencies.

The news has alerted a host of rival management companies.

Alli signed a new six-year contract worth around £60,000 a week at Spurs last September, but he knows he could make more than £200,000 a week elsewhere, with both Manchester clubs and Chelsea anxious to sign him.

Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris are the top earners at Tottenham, both earning £110,000 per week inclusive of bonuses.

Defender Danny Rose’s £65,000a-week deal has prompted him to demand he is ‘paid what I think I am worth’.

Europe’s top clubs, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain included, are monitoring Alli’s situation and he would like to play abroad at some point, a move which would take into the superstar pay bracket.

Meanwhile, Tottenham expect talks to develop over the next 24 hours for Estudiantes defender Juan Foyth. The 19-year- old has been left out of the Argentine club’s squad for the Copa Sudamericana match against Nacional in Paraguay tomorrow.

Tottenham are also considering making a cut-price offer for Everton midfielder Ross Barkley as the 23-year-old faces three months out with a torn hamstring.