Ghana forward Kevin Prince Boateng has revealed that he came close to joining Major League Soccer side Orlando City five years ago.
According to Boateng, the move collapsed in the eleventh hour because he had to make a decision within ten hours, considering his family and his career.
“They sent me the offer, whatever, I was good with coach. But they gave me like 10 hours to decide and I said OK, I have to decide as a father, as a husband and as a player,' Boateng told SiriusXM FC .
"Ten hours wasn’t enough, so I had to turn down the offer,” Boateng added. “Kaka even called me when he played there, he said, ‘Listen, come here. It’s a great city. Great place. The football is getting much better.’ I was really close to coming to the States, to MLS.”
Despite a failed move in the past, the on-loan Besiktas star has not ruled out the possibility of playing in the MLS.
“I always said to everybody who asked me, I love MLS and who knows, I would love to play there because even to say I played in MLS as well because it’s getting bigger,” said the 33-year old.
“I watch a lot of games. It’s getting more intense, it’s getting bigger. It’s very, very interesting. Very interesting. And there’s a big market. There’s big market.”
By Lukman Abdul Mumin