Dele Alli’s teenage introduction was one of the most remarkable we’ve witnessed with numbers through his first three Premier League seasons that put him on pace for legendary status. However, an injury-disrupted 2018-19 caused Dele’s Tottenham Hotspur career to hit the skids before grinding completely to a halt under José Mourinho in 2020-21.
As he celebrates his 25th birthday, we look back on his emergence and subsequent establishment to consider how his career has faltered and what he must do to re-establish himself and fulfil that seemingly limitless potential.
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