Sports News of Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-04-30
Barcelona forward, Kevin-Prince Boateng
Barcelona forward, Kevin-Prince Boateng believes that absence of ‘greater motivation’ during his developmental stages was why he could not play for big clubs like Manchester United or Real Madrid.
According him, he would have been playing for Manchester United for well over 10 years if he was earlier exposed to the right agent or family member to push him to the right direction during the early stages of his career.
The talented Ghana international has seen his career taken him to clubs such as Portsmouth, Tottenham, AC Milan, Schalke, Las Palmas, Eintract Frankfurt and Sassuolo.
But despite playing at the pinnacle of his career with Barcelona, the 32-year-old still regrets the route of his career which he believes he could have been a starter at Old Trafford for a number of years if he had the right motivation.
“Mentality is crucial. I started too late to really think about [my career]. Of course I regret that,” the 32-year-old told Goal and DAZN.
“As an 18-year-old, I would have needed an agent or a family to push me in the right direction. I would have liked that. But I had to fix everything myself.
“I know very well that I have also failed with my motivation, which has not always been 100 per cent there.
“If I would have had the absolute will, I would have been a starting XI player at Barcelona or would have played 10 years for Real Madrid or Manchester United.”
