Besiktas midfielder give it there He has clarified that he is not missing after his own coach claimed that the club was looking for him.
Speaking at his news conference on Wednesday, Besiktas manager Senol Gunes appeared to mock the England international for not showing up for training after being allowed time off.
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“Dele Alli couldn’t come at the moment,” Gunes said. “She’s raining, I guess that’s why she couldn’t come.
“We’re trying to hear from him. We couldn’t reach you by phone. Let’s hope he wasn’t in an accident.”
Alli responded on her official Instagram account following her manager’s comments, saying: “Hey guys, I’ve been getting a lot of messages so I wanted to clear something up.
“The club gave me permission to attend a medical appointment today. I have to go back to training tomorrow (Thursday) as usual.”
There he joined Besiktas from Everton on a season-long loan last summer, but has struggled for consistency during his time in Turkey.
The 26-year-old has played 17 games this season and scored just three goals. He has been criticized by Gunes and was also booed by his own fans when he was substituted during a cup match in December.
Alli has been unable to maintain the heights he achieved in the early stages of his career with Tottenham, where he won back-to-back PFA Young Player of the Year awards during 2016-17.
