Dele Alli is ‘miles away’ from making a return to the first team, despite being ‘well in himself’, according to Everton boss, Sean Dyche.
The Everton midfielder received a lot of praise for his brutally honest interview with Gary Neville over the summer.
He revealed that he was molested at the age of six and began dealing drugs at the age of eight, he was later adopted at the age of 12.
Alli also said he became addicted to sleeping tablets in an effort to quell his mental trauma and worries the problem is more widespread in football.
He also considered retiring at the age of 24 and recently spent time in rehab to improve his mental health.
Having endured a torrid time on loan with Besiktas last term, Alli has now returned to Merseyside with Everton and will be hoping to start enjoying his football again this term.
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But while Dyche said that the club are working with the player, a first team return is still some way off.
Dyche said: “He is still not over his injury yet. He is well in himself but he is not over his injury.
“We are miles away from that [thinking about a squad role], he is just getting himself right again.
“He is feeling good and now we will be working with him, on top of that, to make sure the injury is right. But it is still going to be a bit of time yet.”
Everton manager Sean Dyche when asked on Dele Alli’s return: “We need patience”. 🔵 #EFC
“Honestly he’s still miles away from being reintegrated into the first-team squad”, says via The Times. pic.twitter.com/5mx1m4uf6c
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 6, 2023
