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Eric Dier has opened up on his relationship with Dele Alli and admitted he wished he did more to help his former Tottenham and England team-mate.
The pair played together at Spurs between 2015 and 2022 and became close friends as they starred during Mauricio Pochettino's time at the club.
However, Alli begun to struggle for form and fitness and moved onto Everton in 2022, where he has yet to make an impact.
In July 2023, the attacking midfielder, 27, opened up on his career struggles and difficult upbringing in a heartbreaking interview with Gary Neville.
Among the various harrowing revelations in the interview, Alli explained how he was sexually abused at the age of six, started dealing drugs aged eight and also divulged that he spent six weeks in rehab last year because of a sleeping pill addiction and mental health issues.
Eric Dier opened up on his friendship with Dele Alli and admitted he wished he did more to help
Alli and Dier became close during their time as Tottenham team-mates from 2015 to 2022
Alli opened up on his career struggles and difficult childhood in an interview with Gary Neville
And Dier, who moved on loan to Bayern Munich in January after 10 years at Tottenham, explained his sadness at Alli's troubles.
'It’s difficult for me to talk about Dele,' he said, speaking
