"I am 17 years old but I feel like I am 40 years because I have learned to be strong because of the bullying from people about my father's imprisonment. "
"But my club Santos has come to my rescue and isolated me from bad crowds so that I can play football and be a top professional to redeem myself, my family and my father.
Also Liverpool are indeed interested to take me to England, but I need to at least get a high standard of education so that I make better decisions in future as a professional footballer".