{"id":442459,"date":"2011-06-16T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/16\/west-brom-launch-bid-to-sign-ghana-international-derek-boateng-report\/"},"modified":"2011-06-16T15:36:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T15:36:00","slug":"west-brom-launch-bid-to-sign-ghana-international-derek-boateng-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/16\/west-brom-launch-bid-to-sign-ghana-international-derek-boateng-report\/","title":{"rendered":"West Brom launch bid to sign Ghana international Derek Boateng &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>16 Jun 2011 16:36:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"69.4690265487\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Derek Boateng (firo)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/52800\/52862_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Derek Boateng (firo)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"39.2039800995\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/112\/west-bromwich\">West Brom<\/a> have reportedly made an official approach for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/spain\/294\/getafe\">Getafe<\/a>\u2019s Ghanaian midfielder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/ghana\/12357\/derek-boateng\">Derek Boateng<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old is also the subject of a bid from Ukrainian side Dnipro and interest from other Premier League clubs, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>skysports.com<\/em>, Sunderland, Stoke and Aston Villa are all monitoring the central midfielder\u2019s situation, but none have yet made an offer.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder, who has played in Greece, Israel and Germany before moving to La Liga side Getafe in 2009, was on the verge of a move to Steve McClaren\u2019s Middlesbrough in 2002 but was refused a work permit.<\/p>\n<p>That would no longer be an obstacle to a move to England, as Boateng is now a regular in the Ghana international squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDerek is obviously flattered by the interest in England,\u201d said the player\u2019s British representative Chris Nathaniel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows the interest is strong and we are aware that at least one bid has been made for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dnipro are reportedly in pole position for Boateng, who usually plays as a defensive midfielder for Getafe, but, if rumours are to be believed, West Brom have come in with a late bid and Roy Hodgson may be able to snatch him away from the Ukrainians at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng\u2019s Getafe side escaped relegation from La Liga on the final day of the season, and although the midfielder has recently expressed a desire to remain in Spain, a move away seems on the cards.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/16\/2534782\/west-brom-launch-bid-to-sign-ghana-international-derek\" title=\"West Brom launch bid to sign Ghana international Derek Boateng - report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Brom launch bid to sign Ghana international Derek Boateng &#8211; report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 16 Jun 2011 16:36:00 Derek Boateng (firo) Related Links Teams Players West Brom have reportedly made an official approach for Getafe \u2019s Ghanaian midfielder Derek Boateng . The 28-year-old is also the subject of a bid from Ukrainian side Dnipro and interest from other Premier League clubs, according to reports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":420700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-442459","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>West Brom launch bid to sign Ghana international Derek Boateng - report - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/16\/west-brom-launch-bid-to-sign-ghana-international-derek-boateng-report\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"West Brom launch bid to sign Ghana international Derek Boateng - report - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"16 Jun 2011 16:36:00 Derek Boateng (firo) Related Links Teams Players West Brom have reportedly made an official approach for Getafe \u2019s Ghanaian midfielder Derek Boateng . 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