Video: Ex-Premier League owner blasts media for treatment of Dele Alli

Former Crystal Palace owner, Simon Jordan, has blasted the media coverage of Dele Alli’s house burglary last week.

The midfielder’s house was broken into in the early hours of the morning by two men wearing balaclavas and wielding knives (Daily Mail).

The masked men held the Spurs star at knifepoint and took various items including jewellery and watches before fleeing.

Jordan told talkSPORT that instead of painting Dele as the victim in the scenario, the media coverage revolved around the mansion that the 24-year-old lives in and his expensive watch collection.

Watch Jordan take the media to task for how they covered the burglary:

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Jordan makes a great point about the way media generally portrays footballers. They do often focus on their wealth to make them look flashy. However, I personally didn’t see any reporting of the Dele incident that made it seem like the Spurs midfielder wasn’t the victim. The price of his watches was a relevant detail to report considering they got stolen.

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