Yerry Mina: 5 things you probably didn't know about Barcelona's new defender

#5 Mina used to hitch rides on the back of moving vehicles to go to training

Yerry Mina will now earn millions at Barcelona

Before he became a professional footballer who could earn enough money to take care of his family and his personal needs, Yerry Mina had a very humble background.

Growing up in the small Colombian town of Guachene, Mina did not have the money to go to training every day. As a teenager, he earned very little when he was on trial at Deportivo Cali.

According to Tifo Football, The only way he could get to training was to hang on to the back of vehicles going the same way. He would get down at checkpoints and then walk the rest of the way.

There was one point where he was desperate for money and cried himself to sleep when he realised he did not have enough money to take care of his mother. So when he did get his first real paycheck as a senior player with Deportivo Pasto, he gave two-thirds of his wages to his mother.

If reports are to be believed, Mina will now earn nearly €4m a season with Barcelona. Dreams do come true.