Was Dele Alli Adopted?

At the age of 13, he moved into the family home of Alan and Sally Hickford, parents of another young footballer with MK Dons and whom he refers to as his "adoptive parents" although he was never legally adopted by them.

Is Dele Alli an orphan?

“He was never adopted by his friend's parents – I would not have allowed it. My kids are my world.” Dele's parents were saddened that they missed out on seeing him sign his first professional contract for MK Dons, aged 16, as they were not invited or told it was happening.

Does Dele Alli speak to his parents?

He chooses not to talk about his family much, saying only that it is 'complicated'. ... Denise, who already had two daughters by two other men, raised her family in a three bedroom council house in Bradwell, a rough part of Milton Keynes. Seven years after Dele was born, she had another child by a fourth man.