"Dele Alli Moves Tottenham Fans to Tears with Heartfelt Conversation"

DELE ALLI left Tottenham fans in tears after penning a heartfelt thank you to the club and supporters.

The 29-year-old left Spurs in 2022 after seven years at the club, the early days of which saw him become one of the most exciting midfielders in world .

Dele Alli has thanked Tottenham fans for their continued supportCredit: tottenham/x He returned to Spurs for the North London Derby and got a great receptionCredit: Instagram @dele

But more than four years on, .

He appeared at the Stadium on Sunday, February 22 for the North London Derby against .

, going behind-the-scenes of the day.

He also gave an interview to the club in which he was thanked for his service as a player.

But the midfielder made a humble statement as he instead paid tribute to the love he received from supporters.

He said: “I think I have to owe you guys a bigger thank you.

“The love and the support I felt from the fans during my whole time at Tottenham was surreal.

“So I think I owe you guys a thank you rather than you owe me a thank you.”

The kind nature of Alli has broken the hearts of Tottenham fans who have been reduced to tears on social media.

One posted: “I don’t need to cry this hard on a Friday.”

He was warmly received by fans on the pitch at half-time during the Arsenal lossCredit: Getty Many still chant his name and remember the days of him starring with Harry Kane and Son Heung-MinCredit: Shutterstock

A second wrote: “Yeah thanks Spurs , crying again.”

Another said: “miss you everyday”.

Dele’s style and popularity is in contrast to how fans now feel about the team, who are in a genuine relegation battle.

The former man admitted to getting choked up at his continued reception: “I see some videos online [of them singing my name].

“For me it’s felt like I have a very special connection with them and sometimes it makes me a little bit emotional.

“Seeing the videos getting love and appreciation. It feels good.”

He added that a connection was easy to forge, saying: “Me being me, I like to have fun and I like to entertain. Off the pitch it kind of showed.

“To dare is to do is what Tottenham is about and I showed a lot of that in my personality and that is the way I am as a person.

“It was quite easy to relate.”

Dele won the PFA Young Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons in 2015/16 and 2016/17, and was named to the Premier League Team of the Year in 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons.

However, his form began to fade before he ultimately left the north London side for in January 2022.

Struggles with injury eventually saw him loaned to Besiktas and later released .

He only made one appearance in in which he was sent off after just minutes for a challenge on .

In a candid 2023 interview, the former England international and had been forced into dealing drugs at the age of eight.

He also spoke about his six-week spell in rehab after the end of his Besiktas loan because of .