Dele Alli's romance with Besiktas heading for the rock
Gunes' recent comments will act as the latest reality check for Alli, who is fighting to reignite his career in Turkey.
Nigeria-born England forward Dele Alli's fine form when he joined Besiktas from Everton on a loan seems to have cooled down.
Besiktas manager Senol Gunes has admitted Alli has performed below expectations since his season-long loan switch from Everton in the summer.
Gunes' recent comments will act as the latest reality check for Alli, who is fighting to reignite his career in Turkey.
The 26-year-old's Tottenham Hotspur career came to an end in January, joining Everton in a deal potentially worth up to £40million.
But he failed to impress Toffees boss Frank Lampard at the back end of last season, prompting him to be offloaded to Besiktas in the summer.
Alli has largely uninspired in the Super Lig so far, though, scoring one goal and providing no assists in seven starts. And his manager has now publicly come out to claim the former England international has been below par since becoming a part of his squad.
Ahead of Besiktas' mammoth clash at Galatasaray this weekend, Gunes said: "I couldn't affect the players [yet], now I can easily touch them, but we haven't touched Dele Alli yet. Let's not discuss Dele Alli as a player, but he is below expectations in terms of efficiency."
