Rangers ignored 'frightening' Dele Alli transfer advice as ex-Tottenham star looks to rebuild career in Serie A with Como

Graham Roberts has revealed that Rangers ignored his advice to take a transfer punt on the “frightening” ability of Dele Alli.

Article continues below

Article continues below

Article continues below

• Midfielder starred for Premier League giants
• Career went off the rails due to injury
• Embracing a fresh start in Italy

• Table of Contents

  Toggle

  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Roberts savoured league and cup glory during his time at Ibrox, having headed to Scotland from Tottenham in 1986. He continues to keep a close eye on how both of those clubs are getting on, with efforts being made to aid their respective causes.

Advertisement

• Getty
  

  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  After seeing Dele sparkle in north London, Roberts urged those in Glasgow to consider an approach for the ex-England international as his career began to come off the rails. Forgettable stints with Everton and Besiktas failed to rekindle a lost spark.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Dele is now working with ex-Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas at Serie A side Como, as he seeks to rebuild his career at 28 years of age, but a different career path could have been taken.

• Instagram
  

  WHAT GRAHAM ROBERTS SAID

  Roberts told "I liked him when he joined [Tottenham], I thought he was brilliant when he played for us, [Tottenham]. I remember him scoring two goals against Chelsea, two brilliant goals when we won 3-1.

  “I have always liked him, I don’t know what went wrong. I tried to recommend him to Rangers a few years ago and said: ‘If you get hold of him and you help him, there is a player there’. There is a player there but he needs someone to put an arm around him to really get him back to what he was as a kid. He is barely at his peak yet, it’s frightening.”