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Down a Blind Alli: How Mauricio Pochettino Can Best Utilise Dele at Spurs

Having this week signed a new contract to extend his stay in north London until 2024, Spurs fans are rejoicing in the knowledge that another key player has been tied down to a long-term deal.

Dele Alli made his debut for Tottenham at the age of 19 and has now pledged to stay until the age of 28 - barring he isn't transferred in the meantime, of course.

Since he joined in 2015, Alli has scored 38 Premier League goals in 112 appearances; a return worthy of the league's great midfielders. In fact, the Englishman contributed 62 Premier League goals and assists before he was 22, and only five other players have made more contributions to goals before that age in the league's history.