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Dele Alli, a star for England, has spoken candidly about his difficult upbringing and how he began selling drugs at the age of eight.
The England international recently returned to Everton after a tough loan spell with Turkish side Besiktas.
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14:00 - 13.07.2023
Dele Alli: Yoruba prince details mummy issues and alcohol problems with Gary Neville
According to Yoruba Prince Bamidele Alli, he has issues with his mother, was molested which resulted in smoking and Alcohol.
The midfielder shared his traumatic experience in a recent interview on The Overlap with Gary Neville.
The former Tottenham midfielder discussed how his life spiralled out of control and an adult hung him off a bridge when he was a little child.
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Dele Alli speaks of his difficult upbringing
Dele Alli was brought up in a difficult way as he tried to survive on the streets by selling drugs at the age of eight.
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Dele Alli: Everton midfielder reveals he went to rehab for six weeks, became addicted to sleeping pills
After his horrible experience in Turkey, Dele Alli admitted in an emotional interview that he developed a sleeping drug addiction.
During an interview with Gary Neville the Everton star as reported by the Sun, he said, "At seven I started smoking and then at eight I started selling drugs.
“An older person told me they wouldn’t stop a kid on a bike so I'd ride around with my football and underneath I'd have drugs. At 11 I was hung off a bridge… by a guy from the next estate. A man."
The Everton forward was so emotional during his interview as he opened up on the difficult time he had as a kid.
Dele Alli speaks about how his life changed
He discussed how his life changed when he was adopted at the age of 12 by an "amazing" family during the interview.
Alli said as reported by the Sun, "couldn’t have asked for better people to do what they did for me".
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19:00 - 13.07.2023
FOOTBALL: Dele Alli reveals he was sexually abused aged six, talks about childhood trauma
The 27-year-old star sat down on The Overlap with Manchester United legend Gary Neville for a hard-hitting, emotional conversation that left the former Red Devils right-back in tears.
"If God created people it was them – they were amazing and have helped me a lot. When I was living with them it was hard for me to open up to them because I felt like it was easy for them to get rid of me.”
The life of the England international changed immediately he was welcomed into an amazing family who helped him a lot.
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