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Mauricio Pochettino backs Spurs midfielder Dele Alli to dominate for a decade

Mauricio Pochettino has backed Dele Alli to rule European football for the next decade - and do it all at Tottenham.

Pochettino believes Alli could already command a £50million transfer fee, but insists the England midfielder is desperate for silverware with Spurs.

Alli has hit 16 goals in his first 50 Premier League games - more than twice the combined tally that Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard mustered in the same time frame.

Pochettino believes 20-year-old Alli's burgeoning career bears favourable comparison with England's finest, and tipped the 15-cap playmaker to keep accelerating his already-rapid development.