LIONEL MESSI OPENS UP ABOUT THE HORMONE INJECTIONS HE TOOK AS A CHILD..

Lionel Messi has now opened up in detail of his treatment for his growth hormone deficiency, which he started taking as a eight year old boy living in Argentina. His father would first give the injection at night and the needle was small and fine so it did not hurt that much.. But it was very costly common man could not afford it as it was costing the Messi family a total of 1,000 pounds a week, it was far to costly for the family ,we do not know what work the father did. Now he joined the club in Argentina called THE NEWELL BOYS, then this club paid part of the money for his treatment. But then in the year 2000 a Barcelona scout came to look up Lionel Messi , he was a former Barcelona player for sixteen years, he was Johan cruyff's right hand man as a manager and a caretaker manager as well. He was Carles Charly Rexach, he says Lionel Messi then at thirteen years of age looked like a small five year old boy, so small was Lionel Messi. Barcelona signed him up and agreed to pay that entire amount for his treatment. No wonder he is loyal to the club Barcelona . He stopped taking the injections after he reached the age of 14, fourteen.