5 star players who became successful after their flop spells in the Premier League

#2 Jerome Boateng

Aris Saloniki v Manchester City - UEFA Europa League — Boateng spent one season at the Etihad Stadium, before heading back to Germany

The German centre-back had a promising future at the Etihad. He was signed on a 5-year deal by Manchester City after an impressive season with Hamburg.

His spell in England was a relatively modest one. In the one season that he spent with the Sky Blues, he played 16 games and that too mostly at right back.

Just one year after joining Manchester City, Boateng left the club to join Bayern Munich. One of the main reasons he states for this move is that he wanted to play at his natural centre-back position, rather than as a right-back.

It would prove to be a great decision, as he would go on to win 6 Bundesliga titles back to back and a Champions League title with the Bavarians. Playing at his natural position, he became the first choice centre-back for the German team that won the World Cup in 2014.

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