Last update 30 May, 2017 por Alberto Llopis

Life takes many turns but sometimes has unexpected twists that can take a person in no time to go from one extreme to another. Especially if you're a kid from a poor family in Brazil and less than 3 years you have become a millionaire and a star in English football. Gabriel is the case of Jesus by the City paid 33 Palmeiras million euros in 2016 and that in 2014, He painted the streets of his neighborhood for the World Cup Brazil 2014.

Footballer himself just 20 años, He shared in their social networks an image of him three years ago when he was just a kid. It will be seen painting the sidewalks of your neighborhood, barefoot and leaving this message: “Painting the streets for the 2014 World Cup”. Surely even he imagined that three years later would be one of the stars of the Premier and one of the players that Pep Guardiola more confident. And certainly not in their distant dreams was the possibility of playing a World Cup four years later. And it is that sometimes dreams come true.

Gabriel Jesus is thus another of those players with an interesting story behind overcoming. If you want to know five players in history you can continue reading here.