Two-time Young Player of the Year DeleAlli has quickly established himself in the world of football and is tackling bigger things. Born in Milton Keynes, Dele played for the local youth team and improved rapidly until 2015 when he caught the eye of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
After years of playing for the England youth team, Alli was promoted to the national team in 2015. He featured at Euro 2016 and was selected as one of 23 players to take part in the FIFA World Cup. FIFA 2018 in Russia. Let yourself dive into his personal life.
Dele Alli’s Parents
Dele was born Bamidele Jermaine Alli on April 11, 1996, in Milton Keynes, England to a Nigerian father named Kehinde and an English mother named Denise. After joining Spurs in 2015, many Nigeria Premier League fans immediately took an interest in him due to his surname, which originated from the Yoruba tribe in the African country. This would lead to shocking findings about Dele’s bitter relationship with his parents, both of whom have been trying to reunite him for a long time.
The original rumor that made the rounds (especially in Nigeria) was that Dele was abandoned by his father and left to Denise to care for him, who guided him through football stardom. Others also haphazardly claimed that the reason Kehinde wanted his son back was because of his football stardom and the huge sums he had started earning. However, in a 2018 interview between Dele’s parents and the Sunday Mirror, this was all debunked.
For Dele’s parents, having it was kind of his father, Kehinde, traveling to the UK in the 1990s to study for a master’s degree at De Montfort University. He met Denise at a nightclub, after having an affair culminating in Denise’s pregnancy with Dele. Despite the unexpected pregnancy, they continued their relationship and soon got married. However, their marriage was short-lived.
When Dele turned 3, his parents separated however, Kehinde and Denise maintained a close relationship and continued to invest in Dele’s life just like the other children Denise had had before. Kehinde would later move to Canada for work but would return to the UK frequently to meet the needs of Dele and his mother.
When Dele was 8 years old, his father moved with him to Lagos, Nigeria where Dele would spend the next year of his life. In Nigeria, Dele lived like a king in a luxury 10-bedroom mansion served by 3 housekeepers. Additionally, he attended one of the most expensive international schools in the city, where tuition was £20,000 a year. In their interview with Sunday Mirror in 2018, Dele’s parents revealed numerous photos as proof of their tell-all claims.
In 2006, when Kehinde married his second wife Lola, Dele served as his daddy’s best man. Dele’s relationship with his parents apparently remained strong until he returned to the UK aged 11 to pursue his passion of becoming a footballer. Kehinde revealed to Sunday Mirror that letting Dele go was difficult, but he didn’t want to be the one to come between his son and his big dreams.
In the UK, Dele began training with CityColts before joining Milton Keynes Dons. He trained 5 days a week so his mother had allowed him to move in with a friend who lived nearby for convenience and on weekends he would come home.
The original rumor that circulated online was Dele’s mother was an alcoholic and was unable to take care of her children. However, she strongly denied this claim during the interview and claimed that she had given Dele up for adoption. The adoption rumors stem from Dele naming his friend/teammate’s parents Alan and Sally Hickford as his adoptive parents. However, the fact remains that he was never adopted by them.
Over the years, Dele’s relationship with his parents began to decline, they were not invited to his first professional signing and soon he stopped taking their calls. Denise revealed that the last time she saw Dele was in 2015. Since then, she has made several attempts to contact him, including going to White Hart Lane, but all of them have been unsuccessful.
Kehinde, who is a multi-millionaire with oil and gas companies in Nigeria, attended video games simply to reconnect with his son but also failed.
Despite the profound revelation from Dele’s parents, the football star remained silent about the situation. In the summer of 2016, he requested that Alli be removed from his shirt and replaced with ‘Dele’ as he felt no connection to his family. His parents expressed only shock at their son’s heartbreaking actions. The world is waiting for Dele to tell his own story.
Net worth, salary
Dele Alli as of 2018 earns a weekly salary of £60,000 for his contributions to Spurs. His £5million deal signed in 2015 was for five and a half years. According to calculations, his contract with side would be in place by 2020. Like all other football stars, Alli is increasing his income with proceeds from endorsement deals. Adidas and BT Sport are among its most lucrative partners.
Putting a value on Alli’s net worth is very difficult at the moment. However, his exact numbers would become clearer once he renews his contract with the team or perhaps signs with another team. Back in 2017, Harry Redknapp hugely claimed the midfielder was worth £100m. Well, time will tell.
Girlfriend
Since early 2016, Dele Alli has been in a relationship with model Ruby Mae who is around the same age as him. Signed to Boss Model Management, a Manchester-based agency, Mae has worked for brands including Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel and Hidden Fashion.
Since they were first spotted publicly kissing right after Euro 2016, the couple have been spotted attending events and dates together on several occasions.
Alli Body Stats
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 80kg