Kevin Prince Boateng Unveiled As First Ghanaian To Join FC Barcelona

Ghanaian footballer, Kelvin Prince Boateng makes a major move. Moreover, the footballer is FC Barcelona’s new signing. Therefore, he becomes the first Ghanaian in the history of the Club unveiled in the Camp Nou.

The former Sassuolo forward is Barcelona’s chosen No 19 to reinforce the attack. Furthermore, Barcelona loans him until the end of the season with an option to buy after that.

The transfer includes a €8 million (£7m/$9m) option to buy. Meanwhile, Barca will pay a €2m loan fee for Boateng to feature for them the remainder of the season.

Boateng has played in four of the five major European leagues wearing the shirts of Tottenham, Portsmouth, Milan, Schalke, Eintracht Frankfurt, Las Palmas and Sassuolo, the team from which he arrives to Barcelona.

The son of a Ghanaian and a German, and the older brother of Bayern centre-back, Jérôme Boateng. The 31-year-old forward was an international in Germany’s lower categories until he achieved dual German-Ghanaian nationality in 2010.