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England international midfielder Dele Alli says joining Frank Lampard at Everton is a perfect match as he hopes to kickstart his career that had stalled at Tottenham following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino in November, 2019.

Dele Alli was an integral member of the Tottenham teams that finished in the top four for four consecutive seasons but had fell out of favour under Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte, playing on 10 games in the Premier League this season.

Alli told Everton TV: “Lampard is an amazing manager and person as well.”

“Speaking to him and admiring him so much as a player, and what he’s done so far as a manager – I think it’s amazing.”

“He knows me very well as a player and I know the tactics he likes and how he likes to play, and how he likes his teams to work. So, I feel like it’s a perfect match and I can’t wait to get going”.

“Being an attacking midfielder and, obviously, he scored a lot of goals as well as a midfielder – I’ll speak to him a lot about that and what he did as a player to make the most of his talent.”

He played 269 games for Tottenham Hotspur scoring 67 goals and said he intends to show everyone the best part of Dele.

Alli hopes to make his debut for Everton on Saturday in the FA cup against Brentford when Lampard leads the team out for the first time since replacing Rafael Benitez as Manager.