Everton midfielder has been battling sleeping pill addictionAlli came out of rehab recently after mental health struggles
Dele Alli has revealed he was abused at the age of six and was dealing drugs by the time he was eight. In an emotional interview, the Everton midfielder fought back tears as he laid bare his difficult upbringing before he was adopted by the Hickford family.
Alli also told Gary Neville in The Overlap podcast that he has had a sleeping pill addiction and came out of rehab last month as he struggled with his mental health.
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