MK Dons midfielder Dele Alli has revealed that Mauricio Pochettino’s presence at White Hart Lane is one of the key reasons behind his move to Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs signed the 19-year-old midfielder in the January transfer window and immediately loaned him back to MK Dons for the rest of the season.
He has enjoyed a fine season in the third tier of English football with MK Dons and was crowned the Football League Young Player of the Year yesterday.
Despite suffering an ankle injury in February, the midfielder has been the standout performer for MK Dons and is spearheading the club’s promotion bid.
The 19-year-old will join his Tottenham team-mates for pre-season training under Pochettino this summer and the youngster admits that the Argentine played a major role behind his Spurs move.
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The Tottenham boss has a reputation for nurturing young talents and the emergence of Harry Kane this season at White Hart Lane is a testament to the fact.
Alli stressed that he wanted to join a club where he would receive an ample of amount of opportunities to showcase his talents and feels Pochettino will provide him the platform to express himself at White Hart Lane.
"That's [getting opportunities] the big thing for youngsters", Alli told ITV.
"When you go, you don't want a manager that's not going to have any trust in young players.
"I think with him you can see already that he has a lot of faith in youngsters and I think as a young player you need that, just for confidence in yourself.
"You need a manager that believes in you and shows that he believes in you by playing you."
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