"You have to buy those yourself?" Wang Shuo gasped.
"All of mine were gifts from my sponsors. How about I send a few your way later?"
Ronaldo and Messi both flipped him off in unison.
Neither of them had a formal wear sponsor yet.
Ronaldo's situation was manageable, but Messi's was more complicated. His team was only made up of four or five people, all of them family.
Messi's situation was a result of his unique circumstances.
He had been screwed over by Barça!
Back when he first came to Barça from Argentina, the club had agreed to pay his medical fees.
But what happened?
Barça tried to get him for nothing. After signing him, they kept dragging their feet, refusing to pay the money.
The agent they had at the time didn't want to get on Barça's bad side. After all, who knew if Messi would ever make it big?
For an agent, sucking up to a powerhouse like Barça was obviously more important.
