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Dele Alli\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dele Alli says he \u201ccan see the light at the end of the tunnel\u201d and is targeting playing at the 2026 World Cup with England.<\/p>\n
The Everton midfielder, 28, last played in February 2023 and has since been out with hip and groin injuries.<\/p>\n
He spoke in an emotional interview in July about his childhood, mental health issues and time spent in rehab.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a reminder on my phone every single day at 11 o\u2019clock \u2013 World Cup 2026,\u201d Dele told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople will be like \u2018he hasn\u2019t played in a year\u2019 but that\u2019s my aim. I know where my level is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dele is contracted to Everton, who he joined in February 2022, until the end of the season. He said he hopes to return to full training by the end of the current campaign.<\/p>\n
His last appearance came on loan at Besiktas last year \u2013 a move cut short because of a hip injury.<\/p>\n
In his interview with Gary Neville, he spoke about spending six weeks in rehab because of a sleeping pill addiction and mental health issues.<\/p>\n
He also said he was sexually abused when he was six years old.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I did that interview, I said it was the best I felt at that time coming out of rehab,\u201d Dele said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been tough and it\u2019s a journey I am on. I am enjoying it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I did it, I said if it helped one person I would be happy, and that is all I wanted from it. The support and reaction I got was overwhelming \u2013 I am definitely proud of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dele was part of the England squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup but won the last of his 37 caps in 2019.<\/p>\n
After closing on a return to action at the end of 2023 he sustained a groin injury which has kept him sidelined.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has just been an injury issue \u2013 one that I am hopefully getting to the end of. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have had to be patient and it has been a long journey with the injury, a lot of ups and downs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has helped me grow even more as a person. To have those opportunities to grow myself, the pain of the injury is something I can channel when I am back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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