Ghana midfielder Boateng signs short contract with AC Milan

Milan, Jan 5: Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng will get a chance to revive his club football career after signing a six-month contract with Italian giants AC Milan on Tuesday.

AC Milan announced in a statement that Kevin Prince Boateng has signed a contract with them until June 30.

The Ghana international was without a club after his contract with Schalke was terminated on December 8, last year. With Tuesday's signing, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund player will return to AC Milan for his second stint.

"Kevin Prince Boateng is back at Milan once again, having played his final match for the club on August 23, 2013 in the 3-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League play-off return leg which saw the Rossoneri progress to the group stage," Milan said on their website.

In total, 28-year-old Boateng has played 100 competitive games for Milan — 74 in the league, 23 in Champions League, two in Coppa Italia and one in the Italian Super Cup.