Dele Alli has not spoken or contacted his family for over two years now, and it is surely a big issue for his mum and dad, Kehinde and Denise.
Dele was born in Milton Keynes, Bucks, in April 1996 just over a year after his parents first met in a nightclub.
At the time Kehinde, originally from Nigeria, was studying for a Masters at De Montfort University.
He and Denise, then a full-time mum of two, married after a whirlwind romance. They broke up three years after Dele was born. In 2000 Kehinde moved to Canada for work, returning to the UK regularly.
Despite the distance the couple stayed close, with Kehinde supporting Denise and all her children. When Dele was eight, Kehinde moved back to his home city of Lagos.
The youngster – a prince of Nigeria’s Yoruba tribe through birth – soon moved there to join him.
They lived in a 10-room mansion where Dele led a life of luxury, being waited on by three maids and attending a private £20,000-a-year international school.
Dele later moved with Kehinde to another mansion in Houston, Texas, and was best man at his dad’s wedding to Lola in 2006.
He returned to England aged 11 after his talent for football and obsession with the game became clear.
Kehinde says: “It was hard for me to let him go but I knew it was the best thing for him and his ambition.”
After returning to Milton Keynes to live with Denise, Dele began playing for junior side City Colts.
He was quickly spotted by youth scouts from the town’s Football League club MK Dons.
Dele is a prince in Nigeria's Yoruba tribe through his father .
Denise said: “When he was about 13 Dele began training at MK Dons five days a week. So for convenience he began staying at his best friend’s house during the week, before coming home at weekends. It was hard to let him live away from home, but we didn’t have a car and I was finding it hard to get him to training myself.
His parents missed out on him signing his first professional contract at MKD. Since signing for Tottenham in 2015, he hasn't see or speak to his family members.
He even removed Alli from the back of his jersey as he said he no longer feels connected to the name. This current situation troubles his parents as they are also looking for ways to patch their rocky relationship with their son.
FACT DELE ALLI CAME TO NIGERIA WHEN HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD AND STAYED IN LAGOS FOR 3 YEARS !!
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