13 Sept 2013

Boateng disappointed by racism claims

Kevin Prince-Boateng has expressed his
disappointment after a Schalke official claimed
that he left Italy due to racism.
The Ghana international switched to the
Bundesliga club from Milan in the closing
stages of the transfer window, and Peter Peters
– chief financial officer at the Veltins-Arena –
told SportBildPlus earlier this week that his
desire to move was driven by “racist incidents”.
Peters later apologised in a statement released
on Schalke’s official website, in which he
admitted that his “initial assumption” regarding
Boateng’s motives to leave Serie A had “proved
to be completely wrong”.
And Boateng has now revealed that he was left
“disappointed” by the comments, adding that
Peters had said sorry to him for remarks that,
in the club’s words, “caused something of a
stir”.
“Only because 10 people shout ignorant
slogans, I don’t leave the country and lump all
inhabitants together,” the 26-year-old told
Kicker.
“I want to get one thing straight: Italy is not a
racist country.”
The former Tottenham and Portsmouth
midfielder also underlined his belief that his
move to Schalke represents a step forward in
his career.
“I am in the best league in the world and have
joined a club that is currently developing,” he
added, “I bear a lot of responsibility hear, also
for the younger players. That is a major
improvement.”

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