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  • Barcelona seek second loan move for Kevin-Prince Boateng after Suarez injury

    Barcelona are considering a move back for Fiorentina forward Kevin-Prince Boateng following a long-term injury to Luiz Suarez.

    Spanish newspaper Marca is reporting that the 32-year-old has emerged on the roaster of the Catalan giants.

    They are considering a second loan spell as a replacement for the injured Uruguayan.

    Read:Kevin-Prince Boateng opens up on experience at Barça

    Suarez was operated on Sunday for an external meniscus injury on the right knee, according to the Catalans.

    The striker has been ruled for a minimum four month for a man who has scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists in 23 matches in the current season.

    The club is in the market looking for a replacement and have identified the Ghanaian as a possible replacement.

    Read:Barcelona could buy Kevin-Prince Boateng Sassuolo CEO

    Kevin Boateng spent six month uneventful loan spell from Sassuolo at the club last year.

    Barca could use summer signing Antoine Griezmann in a central role, but with no real other centre-forward apart from Suarez at the club, the Catalans will now look to bring in a striker this January.

    It has also been speculated that Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez is one option, but the Argentine has an €111million release clause and that might be prohibitive at this time of the season.

    Read:Kevin-Prince Boateng to stay at Fiorentina

    Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, who is out of favour at Paris Saint-Germain, could be another alternative, it has been claimed in the Spanish media.

    Source: GHANAsoccernet.com

  • Barcelona rue opting for Prince Boateng ahead of Haaland in last winter window

    Spanish giants FC Barcelona are reported to have rued their mistake of choosing Kevin-Prince Boateng over Erling Braut Haaland during their pursuit of a replacement for Luis Suárez last year January.

    This time last year, Barcelona were looking to the January transfer window to find a back-up for the injured Luis Suárez, with the side not wanting to pay over the odds but needed a player who could fill in the gap left by the Uruguayan and lend a hand in the Copa del Rey and the odd league games.

    Read:Barcelona could buy Kevin-Prince Boateng Sassuolo CEO

    At that point, Haaland was catching the eye and scoring goals at Molde in Norway, but the Blaugrana decided he would be too unpolished, opting instead for Prince Boateng from Italian side US Sassuolo, after his return of five goals in 15 games.

    The Catalan club felt the Norwegian striker’s rawness would prevent him from hitting the ground running in LaLiga hence opted for experience instead.

    Read:Kevin-Prince Boateng to stay at Fiorentina

    To say the decision turned out to be the wrong one would be an understatement and during Boateng’s loan at the club the 31-year-old barely played and looked out of his depth, whereas Haaland moved to Salzburg and has gone from strength to strength to become one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe, earning him a recent move to Borussia Dortmund.

    Boateng himself has since moved from Sassuolo to fellow Italian club Fiorentina.

    The Ghana forward is however yet to blossom for the Viola — making 13 league appearances and scoring one goal.

    Source: GHANAsoccernet.com

  • Kevin Prince Boateng faces new challenge under new Fiorentina coach

    Ghana international Kevin Prince Boateng will be playing under a new coach Giuseppe Iachini in Fiorentina following the sacking of coach Vicenzo Montella.

    The Italian side on Monday announced the signing of Iachini, who is former a player of the club.

    Ianchini, who also coached Empoli early this year, comes in with challenges as he is tasked to revive Fiorentina, who had signed Boateng with lots of expectations.

    Read:Kevin-Prince Boateng to stay at Fiorentina

    Coach Montella had signed the former Milan star with the hope of bringing back AC Florence to it’s feet.

    But severel trouble to the Italian side triggered a decision to part ways with the AS Roma legend.

    The day before, the club of the former FC Barcelona star had also clearly lost the home game against AS Roma 1-4 Рwithout teammate Frank Rib̩ry, who is missing in the long term after an ankle surgery.

    Read:Kevin-Prince Boateng angry at lack of racism action

    In the current Serie A season, Florence is in the lower third of the table with only 17 points from 17 games Рcontrary to the spirit of optimism that prevailed in the summer after Boateng and Rib̩ry were signed.

    Former Italian international Montella, 45, had taken over as coach at Fiorentina for the second time in April, having coached the club from 2012 to 2015.

    He signed Boateng in July after the former the 32-year-old complet his loan deal with Spanish giant Barcelona.

    Source: ghanaguardian.com

  • Kevin-Prince Boateng bags brace as Fiorentina beat Pistoiese 4-1

    Kevin-Prince Boateng scored a brace for Fiorentina in their 4-1 win over Pistoiese in the Melani stadium derby.

    The Ghanaian international was impressive for his side as they eased past the Serie C side in the game.

    Read:Why Kevin-Prince Boateng bought three cars in one week

    Boateng was adjudged the man of the match after the game and has received praises from his coach Vincenzo Montella.

    Watch video below:

    Source: GHANAsoccernet.com

  • K.P Boateng elected to take Fiorentina’s penalties this season

    Ghana forward Kevin Prince Boateng has been chosen by Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella as the club’s penalty taker.

    The striker will take the club’s penalty together with Erick Pulgar.

    Pulgar has scored twice from the spot but on both occasions, Kevin Prince Boateng was not on the pitch.

    Read:KP Boateng insists he wants to do great things with Fiorentina

    The Chilean midfielder revealed he will relinquish the role to the Ghanaian if they had a penalty and he was on the pitch.

    “I can tell you that in Fiorentina Montella chose me, along with Boateng , as a rigorist. It will work like this, we will both go to the spot and decide. Nice, we’ll be two,” Pulgar told La Nazione.

    Read:Playing next to Lionel Messi is incredible KP Boateng

    Boateng has started the season well, scored a goal in two game in the serie A.

    The 32-year old joined the Viola’s from Sassuolo on a two year deal.

    Source: GHANAsoccernet.com