The 28-year-old’s return to the field has hit another snag.
The 28-year-old’s return to the field has hit another snag.
The Liverpool Echo reported on May 5 (KST) that “Delhi Ali has collapsed with another injury during training.”
Since his move to Tottenham in 2015, Dele Alli has emerged as one of England’s top talents. The 19-year-old scored 10 goals in the Premier League in his first season at the club in 2015-2016, followed by 18 the following season, signaling the arrival of a new prodigy.
Along with Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, and Christian Eriksen, Alli formed the “DESK” line that helped Spurs rise to the top of the table. Sky Sports in the UK called him “the next superstar to succeed Wayne Rooney.”
However, his form quickly declined. His flashes of brilliance disappeared and his movements slowed down. Unable to compete, he moved to Everton in the 2021-2022 winter transfer window.
He didn’t succeed there either. In August 2022, he left on loan to Besiktas JK. However, his season ended prematurely due to an injury that landed him on the operating table.
He then returned to Everton, but left the club without playing a single game.
After the end of the Premier League, Alli posted a photo on social media of himself enjoying a trip to Japan. Fans responded with disappointment, saying things like, “He’s done for good,” and “He’s not a soccer player.”
There was a reason for Alli’s seemingly endless fall from grace. Last November, Ali appeared on Sky Sports’ “The Overlap,” 토토사이트 a program hosted by legendary Manchester United fullback Gary Neville, and opened up about his past.
“My mother was an alcoholic,” Ali said at the time. I was often molested by a friend of my mother’s when I was six years old, and by the age of seven I was smoking cigarettes. At the age of 8, I was dealing drugs,” he said of his shocking past.
Ali’s hellish life began to turn around when he met his new parents. “I was adopted by my new parents when I was 12 years old. They worked hard to help me live a normal life. If God created people, it was them,” he says.
When Ali opened up about his dark past, soccer fans around the world sent him messages of support.
Ali doesn’t seem to think his playing career is over.
According to a report from Cut Offside in July, Ali laced up his soccer cleats once again after returning from vacation, with the outlet stating, “Ali is looking healthy and sharp. This effort will go a long way in getting him back to his best.” The publication was excited about Ali’s return.
Ali continued to train with Everton. He’s been training with the first-team squad, and Everton have indicated that they’d be willing to re-sign him if he’s in good form again. However, it will be a while before he returns to the field.
According to the Liverpool Echo, Everton manager Sean Dyche said: “Alli is working hard to make a full recovery. But he’s had some niggles and he’s going through the stages of recovery,” said Everton manager Sean Dyche.
Dyche added: “He’s been out of the game for so long that it’s important to get everything back to normal. But this injury is not easy. Unfortunately, it’s part of the life of a professional soccer player.”