{"id":301654,"date":"2023-12-06T23:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T23:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301654"},"modified":"2023-12-06T23:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T23:24:20","slug":"sean-dyche-confirms-dele-alli-is-nearing-everton-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/sean-dyche-confirms-dele-alli-is-nearing-everton-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Dyche confirms Dele Alli is nearing Everton return"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Dele Alli nears Everton return after long-term injury as Sean Dyche confirms the midfielder is &#8216;back on the grass&#8217; and targeting first Toffees appearance in over a year<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Dele Alli is nearing a return to fitness after recovering from a long-term injury<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Sean Dyche confirmed the English midfielder is back training on the grass<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Anthony Gordon has gone from immature kid to Newcastle\u2019s lightening rod &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dele Alli is on course to be back playing in the next month, with the Everton midfielder now training on grass as he steps up his recovery from a long-standing groin injury that has seen him not play football since February.<\/p>\n<p>Dele admirably opened up this summer about an addiction to sleeping tablets inflicted by childhood traumas that included being molested at the age of six and dealing drugs as an eight-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Everton boss Sean Dyche welcomed him into the fold at Everton this summer after his return from a loan spell at Besiktas, and there was a banner in support of the player in the Gwladys Street End earlier this season, but he has not yet featured for the former Burnley boss.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He is going well,\u2019 said Dyche, ahead of the Toffees\u2019 meeting with Newcastle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He is back on the grass with the sports science and fitness side, going through football-related drills, but the actual freedom to come and join in with us is not there yet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/18\/78656703-12833739-image-a-1_1701886873697.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dele Alli is back training on grass with Everton as he nears return from injury (pictured in July)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/18\/78656705-12833739-Alli_hasn_t_featured_for_Everton_in_over_a_year_having_previousl-m-15_1701888204730.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alli hasn&#8217;t featured for Everton in over a year having previously been on loan at Besiktas<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Hopefully over the next week he will start slowly blending in. He still has a bit to go because he has been out for a long time, he needs a game programme, but to get him back on with us would be really pleasing for him because he has been so unlucky.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everton, who have won their last three away games but have just four points at Goodison Park this season, will be boosted by the return of Dominic Calvert-Lewin after a minor injury but the visit of Newcastle is \u2018touch and go\u2019 for midfielder Amadou Onana.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/18\/78656753-12833739-image-a-4_1701886997984.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sean Dyche confirmed Alli is nearing a return to fitness but hasn&#8217;t yet joined in team training<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12833739\/Dele-Alli-Everton-return-injury-Sean-Dyche.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dele Alli nears Everton return after long-term injury as Sean Dyche confirms the midfielder is &#8216;back on the grass&#8217; 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