“The Impact of Dele Alli’s Revelations on His Mother”

Dele Alli’s biological mother has claimed she had no idea her son was molested as a child and has been in a constant state of tears since the football star’s interview was released.

During his emotionally charged conversation with Gary Neville, the former Tottenham and England midfielder disclosed that he had been subjected to sexual abuse by a friend of his birth mother, Denise. Alli confided, “At six I was molested by my mom’s friend who was at the house a lot, my mom was an alcoholic, and then…”

Overwhelmed with emotions, the midfielder had to pause, prompting Neville to also become emotional. The Manchester United legend patted Alli’s knee to provide comfort, to which Alli expressed his apology. Neville replied, “don’t be sorry.”

Reflecting on his past, Alli, who is no longer in contact with Denise, added, “So that happened at six. I was sent to Africa [where his biological father lives] to learn discipline, and then I was sent back. Seven I started smoking, eight I started dealing drugs.”

Denise has responded to the revelation by asserting that she was unaware of her son’s abuse. “I have not been able to stop crying since I heard my son describe the abuse he suffered as a child,” she told The Sun.

“I had no idea he’d been molested. I’m so sorry. It breaks my heart to think that someone I allowed into my house might have betrayed my trust in the worst possible way.

“I cannot put into words how upset I am [that] I no longer have contact with my son – and only hope I’ll have the chance to see him again.”

At the age of 12, Alli was adopted by the family of one of his teammates in the youth ranks at MK Dons.

“I was adopted by an amazing family – I couldn’t have asked for better people to do what they’d done for me. If God created people, it was them,” he said.

“There were a number of times my adopted family and my brother – you know, it makes me sad – they would take me to rooms crying, asking me to just speak to them, tell them what I’m thinking, how I’m feeling, and I just couldn’t do it because I wanted to deal with it by myself.”