10 Spurs Players Who Weren't Worth The Hassle

By Michael Ramsay / August 8, 2014

9. Kevin Prince Boateng

Considering he has since played in the Champions League with AC Milan and taken in two World Cup campaigns with Ghana, one would have to question why Kevin-Prince Boateng only ever graced White Hart Lane 14 times in two years. By his own admission, it was the London lifestyle and wads of cash that distracted him from footballing matters, upon penning a four year contract in July 2007.

''I think everybody knows I had a difficult time when I arrived there. I was young. I had the money. You come here at 20 and have to play for Tottenham, and it wasn't easy for me. I chose the wrong way because I was not experienced enough.'' - Kevin-Prince Boateng, November 2013.

The £5.4 million was a distinct flop at White Hart Lane, fancied neither by Juande Ramos or Harry Redknapp, and was swiftly sold to Portsmouth in the summer of 2009. To his credit, he has knuckled down since and realised his talents, even if it has culminated in a Saipan-esque World Cup dismissal.