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Multiple media: Former Tottenham midfielder, 29-year-old England international Ali is seriously considering retirement

6:59am, 3 August 2025【Football】

Hupu, August 2, According to reports disclosed by several media outlets including the Italian media "Milan Sports", England midfielder Ali, who currently plays for Serie A team Como, is seriously considering retirement.

Ali is currently playing for Serie A team Cuomo, but he is currently training alone with players who are not under the team's plan. At this moment, he was repeatedly thinking about whether to say goodbye to professional football completely.

29-year-old Ali joined Cuomo as a free agent in January this year. At that time, he had not played a formal competition for nearly two years. Originally seen as a new beginning, people expected him to re-embark on his journey in a quieter environment under the guidance of Fabregas. At first, the signs were quite good. Alibaba performed well during the training camp, and after the winter break, his condition also looked quite good.

But in the match against Milan in March, he received a red card after playing 10 minutes. His behavior was severely criticized by coach Fabregas, and he had no record of playing.

In 2015, Ali joined Tottenham and performed well under Pochettino. Especially in the 2016/17 season, his performance was amazing, scoring a total of 22 goals in all competitions, thus establishing himself as one of the most promising young midfielders in Europe. Alibaba played a crucial role in the process of Tottenham's 2019 attacking the Champions League final. In addition, he has played for England 37 times, including participating in the 2018 World Cup. However, a series of injuries, the decline in competitive state and the frequent off-field problems hindered his original career trajectory.

Later, Alibaba transferred to Everton, but its performance was not satisfactory. In 2022, he was loaned to Besiktas, but he missed nearly a year of games due to a serious groin injury, and this loan experience also ended in failure.

At present, there is still one year left in Alibaba's contract with Cuomo, but it is still unknown whether he can make a debut again. Therefore, this former billion yuan midfielder is seriously considering whether to end his career here.