Football will be different after COVID-19 pandemic - Beşiktaş star KP Boateng

Published on: 01 May 2020

Besiktas midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng believes that football will be different after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

The disease also called COVID-19 has led to the suspension of all leagues in the world as part of measures to curb the spread of the virus.

The Olympics, Champions League, Europa League as well as the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations have also been postponed.

Despite the efforts being made for football to return as quickly as possible, the former AC Milan ace says football will be different after the coronavirus pandemic.

"I think football will be different after Corona. Transfer fees and salaries will be different," Boateng told Sport1.

"One will handle money differently and I think that is positive.

"Just because a player plays a season well does not mean that he will have to earn eight million net next season. It's just an exaggeration."

"When I was 18, Niko Kovac said to me: "If you drive a Ferrari, you have to play like one." Nowadays a lot of Ferrari drivers don't even play like one."

Boateng has won five trophies in his professional career that has spanned 16 years his making his debut. According to the 33-year-old, he is happy with how he has fared so far.

"There are only two soccer players who look in the mirror after their careers and say: I have achieved everything. These are Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi," he continued.

"The rest have to say: I could have done more here and there. I sure too. I could have done more.

"At 18, I didn't have self-control. Would I have won more trophies? I do not know that. But you can't buy anything with trophies either.

"But, I have had an outstanding career; I played in many countries, learned languages ​​, and immersed myself in other cultures. I am 100 percent satisfied with how everything went."

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