There was a time when Dele Alli looked destined for the very top.He was a Tottenham star, an England international and twice the PFA Young Player of the Year. He played in a World Cup semi-final and was being spoken about as one of the best young players in English football.Now, at 30, Alli is without a club, and could be training with a League Two team just to try to get his career moving again.##LINKED_NEWS_62390##Barnet manager Dean Brennan says "the doors are open" for Alli to train with his side after the former England midfielder rented the League Two leaders' facilities at the Hive in north London.Alli posted footage of himself working individually at Barnet's training ground this week, prompting speculation over his next move. Brennan insists there would be no problem if Alli wanted to take the next step and join the first-team group."He's a serious footballer and he's going through a really tough time,” Brennan told talkSPORT.##EDITORS_CHOICE##"There's obviously some kind of issue why people haven't taken him on. If I do a Harry Redknapp and pull him back in, like Paolo Di Canio, no issue whatsoever. Everyone deserves a second chance in life."At our football club we have lots of lads that train with us who are out of contract and if Dele wants to come and train with us, the doors are open. He can use us to get fit and train with the group."It would be a remarkable setting for the next chapter of Alli's career. He has not played a competitive match since March 2025, when he made his only appearance for Como. He came on as an 80th-minute substitute against Milan and was sent off for a late challenge on Ruben Loftus-Cheek.Friday, 21.45: (2.25) Italy (3.40) Belgium (3.20)Since leaving Tottenham in 2022, Alli has made just 29 competitive appearances, with injury and difficult spells at Everton, Besiktas and Como disrupting what was once a spectacular career trajectory.Alli has also spoken publicly about his struggles away from football. In 2023, he told Gary Neville on The Overlap about his mental health and revealed that Everton had supported him while he underwent rehabilitation for an addiction to sleeping pills.
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