Harry Kane’s former Tottenham teammate Dele Alli has sent a clear message to those who are questioning the decision to hand the 2026 Ballon d’Or to his former Spurs teammate.

While Spurs fans have known for more than a decade that Kane is the best striker in the world and one of the greatest players of his generation, that was finally rubber-stamped by the events on Monday night.

Tottenham’s record scorer was crowned the best player in the world in his home city of London, becoming the first English player to win the Ballon d’Or since Michael Owen did it in 2001.

Kane gave Spurs a special shoutout in his acceptance speech, showing how much the club meant to him and how important a part of his journey they were.

He said: “I want to say thank you to Tottenham Hotspur as well. I would not be where I am today without Tottenham. You allowed me to live my dream.”

A whole host of people associated with the Lilywhites have expressed their delight at the Tottenham legend picking up the award.

Dele Alli, Tim Sherwood, Mathys Tel and others react as Tottenham legend Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or

Spurs Web has already covered Heung-min Son’s touching reaction to Kane’s Ballon d’Or win, and the South Korean is far from the only former Tottenham man to give a touching reaction.

Dele Alli admitted that he got very emotional when the 33-year-old won the award, insisting that no one deserved it more than the England captain, given how hard he has worked throughout his career.

Dele said on Samham’s Twitch Channel: “No one deserves this more than him. I was close to tears. This guy, bro, you know how hard he works? He deserves this more than anyone. I don’t give a f**k what anyone says. H came for the win, let’s go chat!!”

Meanwhile, Mathys Tel reposted Tottenham’s ‘One of our Own’ post about Kane on his Instagram stories, and Tim Sherwood was beaming at the Ballon d’Or trophy like he had won it himself.

Spurs reactions to Kane’s Ballon d’Or win prove striker is a class act

A whole host of Kane’s other former Tottenham teammates also congratulated him, with Lucas Moura commenting on the striker’s Instagram: “Very happy for you brother, very well deserved! Congrats H.”

Steven Bergwijn wrote: “Deserved congrats brother”, while Erik Lamela wrote: “Well deserved!! Congrats H!” along with a heart emoji. Jan Vertonghen simply wrote: “Unreal”, while Djed Spence commented with a GOAT emoji.

Additionally, Eric Dier, Ben Davies and Matt Doherty were all seen partying with Kane in London in a nightclub after the ceremony.

The reaction from everyone associated with Spurs shows how much of a class act off the pitch and a trusted teammate Kane was during his time in North London.

It also shows just how big the bond was between the Tottenham players during the Mauricio Pochettino era, with many relationships still being intact.