Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli was the breakout star of the 2015-16 season; not just at White Hart Lane but in the English Premier League in general.
That sensational ’15-’16 campaign saw his overall monetary value skyrocket, and his rapid ascension is even all the more amazing when you consider that he was playing for MK Dons in League One just two years ago and didn’t receive his first international cap until this past October of 2015.
Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale broke the world transfer fee record when he moved from Tottenham to the Spanish capital. In an interview with Metro, Bale said that Dele Alli can now pick and choose what club he wants to play for; anywhere in the world.
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Q: Dele Alli at your old club Tottenham is often linked with the big boys of Europe. Is he the sort of player who has what it takes to thrive overseas?
Bale: In terms of his ability he could play wherever he wants — he’s achieved so much in such a short period of time that he must have great confidence in his ability to affect games at a high level.
Dele Alli is supposedly worth 34.1 million Euro, making him the fourth most valuable player under 21 years of age in the entire world, according to the most recent Soccerex report, released late last summer.
The Soccerex report was conducted by Prime Time Sport.
Alli joins Manchester United’s Anthony Martial (#1) and Marcus Rashford (#7) as the only English Premier League players on the list. The other seven hail from the German Bundesliga.
Here’s the full list of all ten:
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