Dele Alli will appear as a guest on Monday Night Football in his first media appearance since speaking out with Gary Neville.
The ex-Tottenham star is yet to feature for Everton this season as he deals with injury trouble, but will try his hand at punditry when Chelsea take on Everton. Alli endured an unsuccessful loan stint away at Besiktas earlier this season and is currently trying to work his way back to full fitness.
Alli was once hailed as a generational talent - he burst onto the scene with MK Dons and made a serious impact at Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham outfit, before his career dropped off. He's since spoken on the Overlap about issues he faced as a child.
Alli earned huge praise for his courage in speaking out and will have the opportunity to air more of his views on Sky Sports. Only last week his former team-mate Eric Dier, who is now at Bayern Munich, admitted he wish he'd done more for his pal.
"It’s difficult for me to talk about Dele," he told The Overlap. "I’m disappointed that I didn’t do more. In many situations that I look back on I wasn’t aware of the full picture and there’s a lot of things.
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"I was that annoying older person, I would always be on his case so he would hide things from me, or tell me something but give just 20% of it. I have a lot of regrets and there were certain times that I wish I did more."
Alli has continued to use his social media accounts to keep fans updated and has underlined the importance of focus. He said in one post: "You are your own greatest project" as he continues to dig deep in an effort to get back with Everton boss Sean Dyche keen to have him available.
Dele Alli is yet to feature for Everton this term (Marc Atkins/Getty Images)The player said the the turn of the year: "As the year comes to an end, I just wanted to say thank you for the incredible support I've received over the last 12 months. This year has been a little different for me, I've learned and experienced a lot, had ups and downs, but throughout it all you've always shown me so much love.
"Unfortunately the year isn't ending as I would have hoped, I had been close to returning to full training but frustratingly I've had another setback with my injury. I'll be out again for [a] short while but my outlook and mentality is nothing but positive. I'll be attacking my physiotherapy and giving it everything to be back on the pitch as soon as possible."
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