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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Dan Kilpatrick

Harry Kane backs ‘brave’ Dele Alli to revive playing career after opening up over mental health struggles

Harry Kane has said it was "eye-opening" to learn of Dele Alli's troubled past and hopes his former Tottenham and England team-mate can get his career back on track.

In an emotional interview in July, Dele opened up on his mental health struggles, revealing he was sexually abused as a child and had spent six weeks in rehab to treat an addiction to sleeping pills as a result of childhood trauma.

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