When the Boateng Comes In

Still got an old shirt with "Boateng" on the back of it. Well hang on to it because it just may be topical again (if a bit retro*).

Yes the latest name to be linked with the Villa is journeyman defensive midfield Derek Boateng! What do you mean "Derek who?" ?

Mister Boateng may not have the required Premier League experience but did manage a couple of seasons and 61 appearances for Getafe, so at least he's played at a decent level.

A Ghana International with 40 caps, Del-Boy is currently plying his trade at Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukranian league, where 23 appearances in a season and a half would indicate that he's hardly set the world on fire.

So dig out that old "Boateng" shirt from the back of the wardrobe and see if it still fits...

Reports also indicate that Martin Jol is sniffing round this one.



*For any of our younger readers that don't understand the term "retro", we believe the current popular term is "vintage".