Dele Alli attacked and injured during knifepoint robbery at his home | Football

Dele Alli has been injured during a robbery at his home in north London. The Tottenham midfielder was held at knifepoint and punched after burglars broke into his house during the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The 24-year-old was hit in the face during the terrifying incident but has not sustained serious injuries. Alli has been self-isolating with his brother and their two partners.

Two males broke into the property just after midnight on Wednesday morning and threatened the England international. He sustained a facial injury before the men fled.

The attackers took numerous items from the house including jewellery and watches. Police are understood to be reviewing CCTV footage of the incident in Barnet.

“Thank you for all the messages,” Alli posted on Twitter. “Horrible experience but we’re all okay now. Appreciate the support.”

“Police were called at approximately 00:35 on Wednesday 13 May to reports of a robbery at a residential address Barnet,” a police spokesman said.

“Two males gained entry to the property and stole items of jewellery, including watches, before fleeing. One male occupant of the property, aged in his 20s, suffered a minor facial injury after being assaulted. He did not require hospital treatment. No arrests; enquiries into the circumstances continue.”

Alli and his Spurs teammates are in the process of meeting the Premier League over Project Restart as they work towards a return to action next month.

The latest raid comes two months after fellow Tottenham player Jan Vertonghen’s family was robbed at knifepoint while he was away on Champions League duty. Vertonghen was part of the squad who travelled to Germany for the last-16 second leg against RB Leipzig in March when four thieves wearing balaclavas raided his home. They were armed with knives, but Vertonghen’s wife and two children were unharmed.

In November Ashley Smith was jailed for 10 years for attempting to rob Arsenal’s Mesut Özil and Sead Kolašinac of luxury watches worth £200,000. Smith and his accomplice, who were both armed with improvised blades, were fought off by Kolašinac before Özil, whose wife was in the car, then drove the players from the ambush as the would-be robbers pursued the footballers on a stolen moped.