Dele Alli Nominated For Football League Young Player Of The Year Award

Tottenham Hotspur loanee Dele Alli has been nominated for the Football League Young Player of the Year award, which is presented to best player in the league under the age of 21.

Also in contention to win the award are Patrick Bamford ( Middlesbrough on loan from Chelsea) and Nathan Redmond (Norwich City) .

Dele Alli has been in outstanding form for Milton Keynes Dons this term, scoring 14 goals in 34 appearances from his midfield position.

The 19 - year - old penned a long - term deal with Tottenham Hotspur before the close of the January transfer window, but was immediately loaned back to MK Dons until the end of this season.

The likes of Thomas Ince, Wilfried Zaha, David Nugent and Gareth Bale have won the Young Player of the Year Award in the past.

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