Everton forward Richarlison says he uses his salary to provide for his family in Brazil. The Toffees star grew up in Espirito Santo in a poor neighbourhood.
He used to sell fruit by the side of the road as his family struggled to make ends meet. Today he is grateful to be able to provide a more comfortable life for his family.
“I had practically nothing in my childhood and, suddenly, I can have almost everything. So I value it, I think about the future,” Richarlison told O Globo.
“I’m not going to buy a big car. I invest in real estate, in other things for the future. Like this apartment here. Mother, father, uncle, grandmother, I already gave everyone their own home.
“My uncles have a car, my mum likes motorcycles and I bought her one. My sister has three children and I help with their education and health.”
“The friends who played with me now work in supermarkets, others in the fields. Many friends from the street are in prison. I had everything to be a criminal.
“But I had my uncle advising me, I had Fidel, a coach who was a policeman, telling me that I had talent. Football took me on the right path.”
