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Published 10:56 13 Jul 2023 BST
Updated 11:28 13 Jul 2023 BST
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"I'm scared to talk about it, but I think it's the right thing to do." After leaving Spurs in 2022, the midfielder joined a struggling Everton side and couldn't find the form which launched him into stardom earlier in his career. After not being able to hold down a starting position, he was loaned to Turkish club Besiktas, where he struggled even more. When he came back from Turkey, Dele revealed that he was "in a bad place mentally" and "caught in a bad cycle, relying on things that were doing me harm." The 27-year-old told Neville that after a bad period in his career he became addicted to sleeping pills, a problem which he says is much more prevalent in football than people realise. Dele said he would take pills during the day on his day off, sometimes as early as 11am. "Where was the point where you started to feel it wasn’t right?", Neville asked the midfielder.I’m struggling to find the words to put with this post but please watch my most recent interview with Dele. It’s the most emotional, difficult yet inspirational conversation I’ve ever had in my life. Watch the interview on @wearetheoverlap here https://t.co/60d4IZwQmR pic.twitter.com/0cZowJGW77
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) July 13, 2023
Dele has struggled to reignite his career since he left Tottenham Hotspur (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)[/caption]
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