Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been named Premier League Player of the Month for January. The England international fought off competition from colleague Harry Kane, Everton’s Seamus Coleman, Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez and Swansea City ‘s Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Alli, who has netted 5 goals said: “The team’s done very well this month, not just me individually. We’ve had lots of players in form so it’s an honour to win it.”
He becomes the 5th player of Nigerian Descent to win the Premier league Player Of The Month award.
Dele Alli gets 3-match ban
Tottenham’s Dele Alli has been handed a 3-match ban for violent conduct on Monday night’s 1-1 draw with West Brom at White Hart Lane. The English midfielder was filmed hitting West Bromwich Albion midfielder Claudio Yacob in the 26th minute of the game.
The PFA Young Player Of The Year will now miss the rest of the season – Monday’s game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and the next two matches against Southampton and Newcastle United.
Tottenham's Dele Alli named Young Player Of The Year
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has been named the Young Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA).
The 20 year-old who scored 10 goals in his first season in the Premier League was proclaimed winner at a gala ceremony held at the Grosvenor Hotel, London on Sunday. He edged out Harry Kane, Ross Barkley, Romelu Lukaku, Jack Butland and Philippe Coutinho to win the highly coveted prize.
“I’m honoured to win such a prestigious award and I have to say thank-you to all the players who voted for me in Premier League and in the lower leagues as well,”
“It’s been a good year for me and I’ve obviously got a lot of people to thank, especially the gaffer for giving me my chance.
“I’ve always been quite confident in my own ability but maybe I didn’t expect things to happen this quickly. ”
He told Spurs’ official website.
I'll rather retire than play for Arsenal – Dele Alli
Yeah Right!
The same way Samuel Eto’o quipped in 2014, “I’ld rather be selling groundnuts in my village than play for a pathetic team like Chelsea.’ 10 years after, he donned the Blues kit.
Tottenham player, has revealed that he would rather retire from football than play for Arsenal. We are certain Gooners are up in arms about this statement.
Speaking to Copa90 as part of a ‘Fifa & Chill’ episode , The 20-year-old PFA Young Player of the year award nominee was asked to choose between playing for Arsenal and retiring. He replied, “I’m hanging my boots up.”