Boateng flies to China as Levante announces transfer to Dalian Yifang

Ghanaian striker Emmanuel Boateng has completed his transfer from the Spanish club Levante to the Chinese team Dalian Yifang, confirmed the La Liga team.

This decision puts an end to a frustrating time for the 22-year-old, who struggled to find the time and form of this season after an impressive period last quarter.

He made 16 league appearances for The Frogs in 2018-19, starting seven and scoring once.

"Levante UD and Dalian Yifang have reached an agreement regarding the transfer of the player Emmanuel Okyere Boateng (Accra, 23-05-1996) to the Chinese club," said the Spanish police on Wednesday.

"The striker arrived at the Granota club in the summer of 2017 from Moreirense and, for almost two seasons that he has disputed in the Ciutat de Valencia team, he has disputed 50 games between LaLiga Santander and Copa del Rey, in which scored eight goals.

"Levante UD would like to thank Emmanuel Boateng for his hard work and commitment all the time and wish him all the best in his new professional career."

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Boateng is remembered with pbadion for its outstanding 2017-18 season, which included an incredible hat-trick against Barcelona and a goal against Real Madrid.

Before moving to Spain, he played for Moreirense and Rio Ave in Portugal.

The striker, who made his international debut against Japan last May, has played three games and one goal for Ghana.