Former Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli is being linked with a surprise move to La Liga side Elche CF after becoming a free agent.
Data from transfer specialist site Transfermarkt lists the 29-year-old as “Without Club” and records Elche as a potential destination, with the likelihood of any deal still marked only as “?”. The attacking midfielder’s current market value is given as €1.50m, a figure that could make him an attractive low-risk option for the Spanish club as they weigh up additions.
Alli most recently left Italian side Como 1907 to return to free-agent status, having joined the Serie B outfit from Everton before departing again in September 2025. Before that, his contract at Everton ended in summer 2024, leaving him without a club for several months prior to his short spell in Italy. No specific contract terms with Elche are reported at this stage.
The Milton Keynes-born playmaker, who is listed with dual nationality of England and Nigeria, built his reputation at Tottenham Hotspur after arriving from Milton Keynes Dons. At Spurs his market value once peaked at €100m in 2018, reflecting his status then as one of Europe’s most highly rated attacking midfielders. Subsequent years have seen a steady decline in that valuation, dropping to the current €1.50m as his career has stalled across spells at Everton and on loan at Beşiktaş in Türkiye.
No recent match data is provided in the current dataset, with only transfer and valuation history recorded, underscoring how little top-level football Alli has played in recent seasons.
Should Elche choose to act on this interest, a move to Spain could offer Alli – a right-footed attacking midfielder standing 1.88m tall – a final chance to re-establish himself at a major European level and reshape the narrative of a career that once promised so much.
