![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/dele-alli-pinpoints-moment-career-went-wrong-and-admits-he-considered-retirement-at-24/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_dele-grab.jpg&description=Everton midfielder Dele Alli has laid bare the reasons behind his recent career struggles in an incredibly moving interview with Manchester United icon Gary Neville Dele Alli has bravely opened up on his mental health and shed light on the moment he felt his career started to spiral during an emotional discussion with Gary Neville. The Everton star explained how he checked himself into a 'modern-day rehab facility' that deals with 'mental health, addiction and trauma' following his failed stint at Turkey with Besiktas. Dele admitted he felt that at the time he was caught in a bad cycle and actively participating in things that were doing him more harm than good off the pitch. The England international explained to Neville that after being told he required surgery for an injury, he could feel his mental health begin to deteriorate as it had in the past. Still on the books at Everton, Dele praised the Toffees for their understanding at such a difficult time and for giving him the time he needs to attend the six-week rehabilitation course. Talking freely, Dele admitted that checking himself into rehab "was the biggest decision of my life". The 27-year-old was once viewed as the most exciting young talent in Premier League football and after a stellar World Cup campaign with England in 2018, Dele seemed to have the world at his feet. Yet, during his discussion with Manchester United legend Neville on the Overlap, he is able to highlight the moment things started to go south. "Probably the saddest moment for me was when [Jose] Mourinho was manager, I think I was 24, and I remember there was once a session, one morning where I woke up and had to go training - this was when he stopped playing me," he said. Mirror Football is now on Threads! You can follow us here. "I was in a bad place and I remember just looking in the mirror thinking, it sounds dramatic but I was literally staring in the mirror asking 'can I retire now?', at 24, doing the thing I love, for me to even hav){kind=link}
Everton midfielder Dele Alli has laid bare the reasons behind his recent career struggles in an incredibly moving interview with Manchester United icon Gary Neville
Dele Alli has bravely opened up on his mental health and shed light on the moment he felt his career started to spiral during an emotional discussion with Gary Neville.
The Everton star explained how he checked himself into a ‘modern-day rehab facility’ that deals with ‘mental health, addiction and trauma’ following his failed stint at Turkey with Besiktas. Dele admitted he felt that at the time he was caught in a bad cycle and actively participating in things that were doing him more harm than good off the pitch.
The England international explained to Neville that after being told he required surgery for an injury, he could feel his mental health begin to deteriorate as it had in the past. Still on the books at Everton, Dele praised the Toffees for their understanding at such a difficult time and for giving him the time he needs to attend the six-week rehabilitation course.
Talking freely, Dele admitted that checking himself into rehab “was the biggest decision of my life”. The 27-year-old was once viewed as the most exciting young talent in Premier League football and after a stellar World Cup campaign with England in 2018, Dele seemed to have the world at his feet.