Dele Alli reveals his aim is to play in the 2026 World Cup for England as the injured star insists he wants to stay in the Premier League despite Everton’s contract expiring this summer.

Dele Alli has revealed his ambitions to play for England at the 2026 World Cup, despite not having featured in a game for Everton this season.

The 28-year-old was making his debut on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football program covering Chelsea’s 6-0 thrashing of Everton when he outlined his plans for a stunning career comeback.

Alli previously started for England and played at Euro 2016 and the World Cup in Russia two years later, but has not featured since making his 37th international appearance five years ago.

The former Tottenham playmaker has been hampered by injuries in his attempts to get his Everton career back on track, with his last outing coming over a year ago as he battles groin and hip discomfort.

He previously spoke about his childhood trauma and the pressures of being a professional player in a powerful interview alongside Gary Neville last year.

Alli previously played as a starter for England and played at Euro 2016 and the World Cup two years later.

There he revealed the difficulties of dealing with long-term injuries and outlined his plans to return to the top of football.

Alli has now revealed his goals of making the England squad for the World Cup to be held in Mexico, Canada and the United States, where he will be a senior player at the age of 30 and explained that he is reminded of it every day by have an alarm on your phone. .

“I talked about it in my interview and I don’t want to talk about it too much again, but I know my level as a player and how far I can go,” he said.

‘I know how good I can be when my head is in the right place and I feel good. Obviously I’m disappointed about the injury at the moment, but I’m looking forward to playing.

“It’s hard for me to even watch football. It’s been hard for me, I would say, these last eight months have been hard to watch.’

“You know you can set reminders on your phone. I have a reminder at 11 o’clock every day that says ‘World Cup 2026’. That’s my goal for now. I think people will say, ‘He hasn’t played in a year.’ , but I don’t care, I know my level,” Alli added.

‘The only goal I have now is the World Cup. Obviously I’m injured and I’m under contract with Everton, so my mind is on taking it day by day and making sure my injury has healed and I’m in the best possible condition after the summer.

“It’s annoying because I’ll be fully training when the season is over, so I won’t have to rush,” he said.

In order to even hope to return to the England set-up, Alli must first start performing like a Premier League regular as he previously did during the best period of his career at Tottenham.

Alli’s immediate future at Everton appears uncertain with his contract set to expire in the summer.

Alli was previously a regular member of Gareth Southgate’s England squad before being plagued by injuries.

His immediate future at Everton appears uncertain as Alli’s contract is set to expire in the summer and he has made just 13 appearances for the club since joining two years ago.

But Alli remains confident of staying in the English top flight, adding: “I’m signed to Everton so I think it would be disrespectful to say anything else while I’m here.”

“They have been incredible to me and I don’t know if being there next season is ruled out, so I won’t talk about any of that because they have been incredible and I don’t know the details of the situation, but I want to stay in the Premier League and be at the highest level.” and play against the best players.

‘It is exciting. “Some players may panic and think, ‘My contract is up in the summer,’ but this is a great opportunity to show myself and show what an incredible story it has been and what it will continue to be,” he said.