£22m striker lost his father at nine, had a son when he was 15 and made it despite having one leg shorter than the otherNothing about Wesley Moraes Ferreira da Silva’s story is straightforward. Aston Villa’s club-record signing lost his father when he was only nine and worked in a factory sorting screws before he became a multimillion-pound striker. In between times, the Brazilian had a son at the age of 15 and a daughter a year later. On top of all of that – and it really is hard to imagine how turbulent this 22-year-old’s life has been at times – Wesley fulfilled his dream of making it as a professional footballer despite having one leg that is almost three centimetres shorter than the other. Related: Are Aston Villa repeating mistakes Fulham made last summer? Not at all Continue readingreadfullarticle
