The former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder has explained why his proposed move to Merseyside didn't happen in 2002.
George Boateng played in Holland for Feyenoord and Excelsior from 1994 to 1998 before moving to England to play for his first English side Coventry City.
Speaking to BBC the former Dutch international said:
"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?"
"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 ended.
After hanging his boots George Boateng managed Kelantan FA and Blackburn Rovers U13. In 2019 he was appointed the head coach for Aston Villa U18 and in September 2020 he was promoted to the U23 squad as head coach.
source https://footballghana.com/george-boateng-explains-why-he-joined-middlesbrough-instead-of-liverpool
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