Junior Messias signed for AC Milan on Tuesday on a season-long mortgage from Crotone.© Twitter
Junior Messias hailed a dream come true on Wednesday after finishing his unbelievable rise from beginner footballer and supply man to the Champions Leaguewith his deadline-day switch to AC Milan. Brazilian Messias signed for Milan on Tuesday on a season-long mortgage from Crotone with an choice to purchase for a reported 5 million euros and could have the possibility to play on the highest ranges of membership soccer after starting his profession in Italy within the beginner recreation a decade in the past. “After I noticed the writing ‘AC Milan’ I used to be excited as a result of it is my favorite membership. it is the crew I’ve at all times supported and I am actually excited to be right here,” mentioned Messias to membership channel Milan TV.
“I by no means considered reaching this excessive… Goals come true, you simply need to consider in them.”
Messias arrived in Italy to dwell along with his brother in 2011 and slowly rose by the decrease reaches of Italian soccer — at one level transporting fridges for a dwelling — earlier than being picked up by Crotone in January 2019.
He helped the southern membership as much as Serie A and final season scored 9 occasions in 36 league appearances for a crew which went straight again down after a yr within the prime flight, incomes himself the possibility to play for seven-time European champions Milan.
Nevertheless his rise was removed from easy, with a 2017 transfer to historic membership Professional Vercelli — winners of seven league titles within the early years of final century — blocked as a result of Serie B golf equipment had been banned from signing gamers with out EU passports from beginner leagues.
“At one level I misplaced hope as a result of I used to be already 25 years outdated and was enjoying beginner soccer simply to have enjoyable,” Messias mentioned.
“Within the beginner leagues you play for 10 months, however for the opposite two months of the yr I labored moderately than go on vacation. I might usually do my deliveries.
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“That interval taught me the true values of life… I’ve received the place I’m due to laborious work. I made plenty of sacrifices.”
These sacrifices have led to him working out on the San Siro for one of many world’s most storied golf equipment, giving him the possibility of dealing with fellow European greats Liverpool on this season’s Champions League.
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