Real Madrid have recently developed a tradition of sorts, raiding Tottenham Hotspur for their best talents. Luka Modric, Gareth Bale have moved to the Spanish capital from the English capital in recent times and the eleven-time Champions League winners have no intention to stop that trend and are apparently set to make a move for Dele Alli.
The 20-year old has been a revelation since making the move from MK Dons and is smashing one record after the other in English football. Having hit a hot streak since December, Alli already has notched up 11 strikes this term, and by the looks of it will be a contender for the golden boot, when the end of the season arrives. His intelligent runs in the box, his link-up play with the likes of Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen and his knack for scoring crucial goals is what has gotten Real Madrid so interested in the midfielder and they are willing to bid up to £50m for him in the summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo has blown hot and cold too frequently this season and Karim Benzema also hasn’t been in the best of form. While the likes of Isco, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric are excellent players, they can’t be expected to be scoring goals on a regular basis. Hence signing Alli has become a top priority for the Merengues. While it does seem impossible that Tottenham would be willing to let him go, here we take a look at three replacements they could target, if a deal does fall through:
Marco Reus
The German has been one of the most sought after players in Europe in the past and has been linked with almost all big clubs at some point of time. However, injuries have played a spoilsport for Reus, hampering his chances till now but he still remains a wonderful player and a natural goalscorer and could be the perfect replacement for Alli.
The 27-year old has only featured 7 times this season in competitive games for BVB and has scored 4 goals and also has a whopping 6 assists to his name. Extremely versatile, Reus is comfortable on either wing or playing behind the striker and with his blistering pace and excellent technical abilities, he can turn out to be an excellent signing.
Mauricio Pochettino is building something special at Tottenham along with an exciting bunch of talented youngsters and their playing style does not differ a lot from Dortmund. That along with the chance to play in the Premier League can prove enticing for Reus.