World Cup Winner Insists Ghana’s Kevin Prince Boateng Could Have Been Among the Top Five Players in the World

• 2014 World Cup winner Sami Khedira says Kevin-Prince Boateng had the potential of becoming one of the best in the World
• Sami Khedira and the Ghana international spent time together in the early years of their careers at the German youth national teams
• Kevin-Prince Boateng switched nationalities to represent the country of his father in 2009 and was part of the 2010 World Cup team

Former Germany international, Sami Khedira is surprised Kevin-Prince Boateng could not reach his full potential after showing enormous talent during their formative days.

Sami Khedira, a World Cup winner in 2014, started his career with the Hertha Berlin star at the same time and were both in the Germany youth national teams.

The former Real Madrid midfielder, in an interview with ESPN Podcast, spoke highly of the Ghanaian and insisted he could have been one of the best.

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"I always said that this guy would be in the top five in the world. We were 15 at the time and he was better than everyone else. He could play in any position: whether as a striker, Sixers or even as a goalkeeper," he said as quoted by Fussball.news

"He was strong in finishing, could score goals with his head and was technically adept, but it's about mentality," added Khedira.

Kevin-Prince Boateng returned to Germany to join his boyhood club Hertha Berlin in the summer transfer window after a career globetrotting around Europe.

The former Ghana striker has played for 13 clubs in 16 years, including Italian giants AC Milan and Spanish La Liga heavyweights Barcelona.

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In an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della sera, Boateng revealed that the movie will centre around his life after football and stated his intentions to work on the acting project with the movie star.

Kevin-Prince Boateng signed a one year deal with Hertha Berlin at the start of the season and could leave in the summer.