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Tottenham boss Mourinho unsure if Dele Alli will stay in January

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is unsure if Dele Alli will remain a Spurs player after the January market.

Mourinho was speaking before last night's Europa League draw with LASK.

On Alli's future, Mourinho, 57, said: "One thing is me understanding the players, another thing is the players' situation.

“I don't make decisions about selling a, b or c, or letting d, e or f go on loan.

“I am responsible for the players that belong to my squad and are working with me.

"The ones that are not playing enough time in their minds, in their ambitions, they have only one thing to do, which is to use the time they play to show me they are better than the ones having more minutes.

"There is no secret to that.

“I don't have any problem with Dele.

"I don't have any problems with anyone. I'm really happy I don't have personal issues with any of my players.

"Players are happier when they play. They're not happy when they don't play and I don't blame them. That's just the way it is.

"The concept that wins above everything is the concept that the team is more important than any one of us."

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