Aston Villa Under 23 coach George Boateng has given an insight into his move to Liverpool which hit the rocks.
The former Dutch international of Ghanaian descent was on the radar of the Merseyside team in the summer of 2002 but the move never happened as he joined Middlesbrough instead.
“There was interest at the time from Liverpool and Fulham. The Liverpool deal fell through. Fulham were delaying things and Middlesbrough were the only team in the end that were calling every day. I spoke to Jaap Stam because Steve (McClaren) had left Manchester United and Jaap and I were in the national team. I spoke to Stam and said, ‘How’s Steve? Is he good? Is he a good coach? What’s he like?” Boateng told BBC
“I have to be honest, I didn’t fancy coming to Boro at the start because when we played Middlesbrough I felt the games were really easy for me because when we played Middlesbrough with Villa it was always a comfortable win.” He added.
Boateng went on to have a fruitful career with “Boro” where he made 182 appearances, scoring seven goals in six years.
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