Dele Alli was set to join Adana Demirspor before Frank Lampard hijacked transfer for Everton, claims Turkish club chief
FRANK LAMPARD'S appointment at Everton caused Dele Alli to 'break a deal' with Turkish club Adana Demirspor to join them on loan.
Alli joined Everton on deadline day in a permanent move from Tottenham, ending his seven year association with the North Londoners.
The England outcast was linked with a loan move away throughout the January window, with Newcastle one of the teams interested in his signature.
In the end new Toffees boss Lampard landed Alli on a permanent transfer at the eleventh hour, hijacking Turkish Super Lig side Adana Demirspor's efforts to sign him in the process.
Turkish newspaper Milliyet report that a loan deal was agreed for Alli to join them, with his brother even jetting to Turkey for discussions.
But everything changed after Lampard's appointment, and his pursuit of Alli caused the switch to Turkey to collapse.
Club president Murat Sancak was quoted as saying: "We made a deal with Tottenham for Dele Alli. They were going to give us a loan.
"Even his brother came to Turkey. The transfer was almost complete.
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"At that time, when Lampard went to Everton, he broke our deal."
Lampard was announced as Everton manager on deadline day, and secured moves for both Donny van de Beek and Alli within hours of taking charge.
It's claimed Alli was also offered to a number of French clubs on loan by Spurs throughout January.
But ultimately the midfielder opted for a permanent switch to Goodison Park.
He joins on an initial FREE transfer, but various performance related add-ons means the Toffees could end up forking out £40m.
The first part of that will be £10m, which kicks in after Alli makes 20 appearances for the club.
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