Kevin-Prince Boateng

“Money is important, but it's not everything.”

“I've always wanted to work with De Zerbi, and I think he is a genius in his vision of football.”

“We have a duty to face racism and to fight it.”

“In two years, I spent all my money on cars, watches, boots, discos, restaurants, and friends who, in reality, were not friends at all. For a boy like me, who grew up in a poor neighbourhood and without money, it was dangerous.”

“When I was younger, I didn't work hard because I could rely on my talent. That's not the right way.”

“There were three people I always wanted to meet: Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, and Nelson Mandela.”

“In what transcends this world, the best is Messi because he is incredible: he does things that nobody can do.”

“Players like Rio Ferdinand and Patrick Vieira have supported me, and I just want to say thank you.”

“Stadiums can be places where people of different colour come to support their teams, or they can be seen as stagnant areas where healthy people will be infected by racism.”

“For me, it is amazing to be in England. To be in London and playing for Spurs will be great for me.”

“I've earned a lot of money, seen everything, and have a wonderful family. What else can I do?”

“I should have been called Kelvin. That would have been a top name: Kelvin-Prince. That was a mistake on the birth certificate - no one knows that.”

“The Champions League without Milan is not the Champions League.”

“Sometimes I wake up, and I'm a little bit grumpy, and I listen to soul. Sometimes I wake up, and I need some spirit, so I listen to rock n' roll. It depends on the mood I'm in.”

“Going to Barcelona is a huge opportunity and an incredible feeling.”

“I'm not the kind of person who goes into the dressing room and says: 'I'm the Guv here.' But maybe I give off the aura that I'm the kind of person who can be a big player.”

“In football, things change quickly.”

“If I would have had the absolute will, I would have been a starting XI player at Barcelona or would have played 10 years for Real Madrid or Manchester United.”

“There are many different types of racism from people of different colours and nationalities. There is no vaccine to fight this and no antibiotics to take. It's a dangerous and infectious virus which is strengthened by indifference and inaction.”

“Cristiano - he has it all. He has a right foot, left foot, is good in the air, so quick.”