Dele Alli opens up about 'heartbreaking' mental health battle that saw him consider retiring from football
Dele Alli has revealed he considered retiring from professional football at the age of 24 after documenting a series of mental health struggles in the recent period of his career. Having burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old at MK Dons, Alli quickly became a household name at Tottenham, twice winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award. Ad The midfielder earned the reputation as a once-in-a-generation talent but his career took a turn for the worse following the departure of Mauricio Pochettino as Spurs manager.
