Everton new-boy Beto, 25, was working for KFC just FOUR YEARS AGO before realising his dream of becoming a professional footballer.
The Toffees have sealed a deal with Udinese that will see them pay the Serie A club £25million.
He scored ten goals and registered one assist in 33 league appearances last season.
It's been a rags to riches story for the Portuguese striker, who told DAZN last summer that he was forced to work a second job while playing for amateur Lisbon side Tires in 2018.
He said: "I was training with Tires and working in Portugal, it was a nice life. I was working at KFC. It was good."
Beto began his ascent to the Premier League by leaving Tires to join third division Portuguese side Clube Olimpico Monjito.
Asked by DAZN how he feels walking past a KFC now he is a fully-fledged pro, he said: "Nothing special, but when I return home, I always go to that KFC to visit my friends.
"I've always believed I could have become a footballer. I wanted to become a professional football player.
"My team-mates didn't believe it, maybe just two of them. They were telling me: 'Beto, it's hard, it's impossible.' Then I joined Portimonense and they changed their mind."
Beto will join Portuguese compatriot and fellow striker Youssef Chermiti at Everton, who signed for £12m from Sporting earlier this month.
