Dele Alli is poised to pocket up to £8.3million by winding up his image rights company, a windfall that will set the free agent up for life despite his year-long absence from club football.
The former England and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, 30, has been without a club since leaving Serie A side Como in 2025, where he made just one appearance under Cesc Fabregas. Now, it is understood that Alli will dissolve his firm, Dele Alli Promotions, which is thought to hold assets of up to £8.3m.
Tax bill and company liquidation
Recently, Alli was handed a bill by the taxman for £685,362 in corporation tax, but his finances are set for a boost through the company's dissolution. A Declaration of Solvency was recently lodged after the business entered liquidation, meaning the company will no longer trade but allowing Alli to collect a considerable payout.
Other investments and properties
Beyond the image rights firm, Alli holds two additional profitable companies. His business Future Homes Investments owns six rental properties, believed to be valued at more than £1.5m, while another company, Dele Investments, is reportedly worth £336,267.
Alli featured in the England squad that reached the 2018 World Cup semi-final. Although his footballing career has declined sharply over the past three years, his financial interests provide a comfortable safety net.
Personal struggles and recovery
In 2023, Alli opened up about the abuse he suffered during his primary school years in a conversation with Gary Neville on The Overlap. He disclosed that he had been sexually abused at six years old, sent to Nigeria to live with his father "to learn discipline", dangled off a bridge at 11, and forced to peddle drugs at eight.
Battling these traumas while maintaining a top-flight career led to an addiction to sleeping tablets. Reflecting on this, he said: "I got addicted to sleeping tablets and it's probably a problem that not only I have. I think it's something that's going around more than people realise in football."
He added: "I was never really dealing with the problem which was growing and the traumas I had, the feelings I was holding on to; I tried to deal with it all by myself. My adopted family, my brother, there were times they would take me aside crying, asking me to just speak to them about what I was feeling, but I couldn't do it."
