{"id":611654,"date":"2019-04-30T12:04:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T12:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 30 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Goal.com <\/p>\n2019-04-30\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/03\/42535067.295."},"modified":"2019-04-30T12:04:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T12:04:09","slug":"i-thought-i-was-going-to-espanyol-boateng-reveals-confusion-over-move-to-barca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/30\/i-thought-i-was-going-to-espanyol-boateng-reveals-confusion-over-move-to-barca\/","title":{"rendered":"I thought I was going to Espanyol &#8211; Boateng reveals confusion over move to Barca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 30 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Goal.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-04-30<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/42535067.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kp Boateng123\" title=\"Kp Boateng123\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Barcelona forward Kevin-Prince Boateng<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Barcelona forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed he thought he was bound for Espanyol when his agent first suggest a move to the Catalan city.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng, 32, was a shock arrival at Camp Nou in the winter transfer window after completing a loan move from Sassuolo.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted in to give Barca further depth in attack behind the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, the ex-Ghana international admitted that even he was shocked to learn of the Liga champions&#8217; interest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[The transfer to Barcelona] went also very fast for me. I just have the best agent in the world,&#8221; he laughed to Goal and DAZN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He called me one day and said, &#8216;You have to play well against Inter, someone is watching.&#8217; But he didn&#8217;t tell me who is watching.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even Roberto De Zerbi, my coach at Sassuolo, came to me before the match and said I had to play well because the game was very important. So I had pressure from all sides.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But under pressure I play best. I was the best man on the pitch and after the game my agent came to me and said, &#8216;We&#8217;re going to Barcelona!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought he meant Espanyol. But he immediately said, &#8216;No, the right ones.&#8217; That was incredible. I could not believe it until the sporting director called me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Boateng has played a bit part at the Liga champions, making just three fleeting appearances in all competitions as the Catalans fight for a treble in 2018-19.<\/p>\n<p>But he is content with his current situation, and is prepared to bide his time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was clear from the start that I would be a substitute. I would come in, for example when Luis Suarez is tired. Recently, I was not in the squad a few times because everyone was fit. I understand that,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course [I&#8217;m not satisfied with this situation]. If I was satisfied, I would stop playing football. In the beginning the situation annoyed me because I think that I&#8217;m fully fit. But I can not complain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Barcelona is the best club in the world, my team-mates are Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho, Luis Suarez or King Lionel Messi. Should I suggest to put these guys in the stands instead of me?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The club has invested a lot of money in these players. I can only give everything and offer myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The forward went on to state his confidence that Ernesto Valverde&#8217;s men can complete the treble &#8211; while affirming that a Champions League win would spell the end of his short association with the Blaugrana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[To win the triple] is the goal, so it&#8217;s also communicated every day in the club. The only thing that counts here is to play the game, to win and to bring all three trophies at the end,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is very realistic. We can win the final of the Copa del Rey against Valencia. The Champions League is a very special one, as everyone switches one gear up. Many big clubs are already eliminated, so we have a chance to win the title.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I won the Champions League, I&#8217;m definitely gone. Then I will play somewhere else for two or three more years. Once, I said for fun that I would stop [playing football] when Marius Wolf became a national player. So: Jogi, take your time!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/53372278.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of Goal.com &#8211; the world&#8217;s largest football website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>This article has 1 comment(s),  give your comment\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Tuesday, 30 April 2019 Source: Goal.com 2019-04-30 Barcelona forward Kevin-Prince Boateng Barcelona forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed he thought he was bound for Espanyol when his agent first suggest a move to the Catalan city. 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