He trained at Manchester City, where the club covered all his living expenses, education, and anything else he needed.
In fact, Richard had even arranged an English tutor for Drogba. Since Drogba often arrived late to training on the field, Richard figured that studying directly with a private tutor would at least be more effective than having him isolated during training.
Not only that, he had also signed him to an apprentice contract with a salary—though it was only two hundred pounds a month.
What Richard didn't know was that Drogba insisted on sending that modest amount straight home every month.
And what Drogba didn't know was that Richard had secretly given his family five hundred thousand pounds when he first got contracted at City, and had even helped his brother escape a drug addiction.
It was all just pure misunderstanding.
