not a wiki fan. this info came up many times during the WC. He is a German in every sense of the word i.e. he is a EU-eligible player. He opted to play for ghana's NT because he was left out of the German NT and would have thus missed the WC.
Genoa president Enrico Preziosi told Corriere dello Sport that he did not expect Boateng to play for his club.
"Genoa were following Boateng before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa," he said. "It was a good shop window for him, but one cannot rely on a World Cup alone.
"Milan have an unusual situation, as they have many players in the last year of their contracts and are keeping an eye on the balance sheet.
"Instead we had more of an opportunity to move for Boateng. For now he is joining the Rossoneri on loan.
So they bought him for AC Milan.
Dirty dealings.