Kevin-Prince Boateng

“My mum and dad used to listen to a lot of R&B and soul, so this was the way I grew up. Hip-hop, of course. But then as I grew older, I started listening to everything.”

“I want to be 100 per cent; I want to give everything when I come to play for Ghana.”

“Yes, I am the best footballer in the world.”

“I watched the Premier League regularly in Germany. It is the most famous league in the world, and I have always enjoyed it.”

“I put a portion of my salary to the side.”

“Basketball is one of my favourite sports; I love playing it and watching it on TV.”

“A return to the Bundesliga would be super.”

“The most important thing is to help the team to come in front of the goal with one-two passes, I drop down, or I give them space, because for defenders, it's always difficult to have a false nine because they don't have a direct player against them, so they don't know exactly what to do.”

“I can honestly tell you that playing against Messi is very difficult.”

“I believe it's not 100 percent right to kneel during the national anthem, because you have to respect what many have done for this nation. I think kneeling prior to the anthem, like the Dallas Cowboys have done, is right.”

“It's always nice to be in England. It's the kind of football I love to play. Even playing at Stamford Bridge, it's amazing.”

“I want to play at a good level for as long as possible and just stay healthy.”

“Social networking sites are an easy way to insult people. People have sent me messages saying that they are praying for me to get injured. Such messages are not nice, because I love playing football: I love playing for my club; I love playing football for Ghana.”

“When you're young, you don't think about what you want to be. I was just playing football because I had fun and enjoyed it. When I reached 16, that's when I was dreaming about becoming a footballer.”

“As an 18-year-old, I would have needed an agent or a family to push me in the right direction. I would have liked that.”

“Am I the Cristiano Ronaldo of Sassuolo? Maybe yes, but I'm 500 goals away.”

“In my life, there's been a lot of partying.”

“I know what's it like when everyone has a go at you, when criticism is harsh, and your family is part of it. This drags you down, and you can't get on with your life.”

“The concept 'a bit racist' doesn't exist. There are no tolerable quantities of racism. It's unacceptable regardless of where it happens or the form that it takes.”

“Every single person I spoke with, when I said I might perhaps be moving to Modena, told me how great the food is, so much so that I had to say, 'I'm here to play football, not to open a restaurant!'”