{"id":22604,"date":"2022-07-04T16:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T16:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/ghana-midfielder-kevin-prince-boateng-reveals-retirement-plan"},"modified":"2022-07-04T16:38:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T16:38:58","slug":"ghana-midfielder-kevin-prince-boateng-reveals-retirement-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghana-midfielder-kevin-prince-boateng-reveals-retirement-plan","title":{"rendered":"Ghana midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng reveals retirement plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghana and Hertha Berlin midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has confirmed that he will be retiring at the end of the 2022\/23 season. The 25-year-old signed a year contract extension at the Bundesliga outfit after helping them survive relegation last season.<\/p>\n<p>However, the veteran midfielder insists there will be no motivation that will keep him playing beyond the upcoming season. \u201cI&#8217;m still in the mood to play. I want to bet a little more on myself, and I think you can also see it in training. I don&#8217;t want to say whether I will have room in the Bundesliga or not,&#8221; he said after singing his new contract.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to try and get it back. The last year has been turbulent: too much action, too many bad stocks, too many bad results. I couldn&#8217;t stop like that. But this is definitely my last season as a professional footballer. That&#8217;s why I want to have fun every day, no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will retire even if we play the Champions League next year: this is my last season, I will give everything for the club and also for myself. But then it will be over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Boateng returned to boyhood club Hertha Berlin in the summer of 2021 after spells abroad with several clubs including AC Milan, Barcelona, Besiktas and AC Monza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Ghana and Hertha Berlin midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has confirmed that he will be retiring at the end of the 2022\/23 season. The 25-year-old signed a year contract extension at the Bundesliga outfit after helping them survive relegation last season. 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