Former Ghana international Kevin-Prince Boateng has reiterated how he was forced to lie before getting the chance to play for Spanish giants FC Barcelona.
The 38-year-old signed for the La Liga club in 2019 on loan from Italian Serie A outfit Sassuolo.
At his press conference, Boateng described FC Barcelona as the best club in the world and also named Argentina superstar Lionel Messi as the best player in the world.
Seven years later, KP Boateng has stressed that those pronouncements were lies, necessary to ensure he played for Barcelona.
“When I signed for Barcelona, they told me: Your favourite team is Barcelona, and the best player in the world is Lionel Messi. I had to lie at another press conference in order to play, and without that, I would not have been able to play for Barcelona, it would have been impossible.
“I know this has happened to other players as well. I was sitting there at the press conference, and the first question I was asked was: Who is the best player in the world? And I answered: Lionel Messi,” KP Boateng shared during his appearance on a podcast.
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ðŸ—£ï¸ Kevin Prince Boateng: "My favourite team has always been Real Madrid and my favourite player is Cristiano Ronaldo, and to play for Barcelona I had to lie in the press conference, otherwise it was impossible to play."
— Miss ADEL🦋🦚🌹 (@a_derll) February 4, 2026
Boateng, who is a Real Madrid supporter and a big Ronaldo fan, signed for Fiorentina after his short stint with Barcelona and later retired at his boyhood club, Hertha Berlin, in 2023.
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