The nomadic forward has had various spells in Germany, England, Italy and Spain, but didn’t settle down for the long term.
“I’ll go back and say: I didn’t treat football as a job,” Boateng told La Repubblica.
“I was an idiot. I had talent, but I trained the bare minimum, an hour on the field. I was the last to arrive and the first to leave. I’d be out with friends.
“I had money, I lived like a king. I’d never been to the gym. That changes your later career.
“I bought three cars in one day when I was at Tottenham: a Lamborghini, a Hummer and a Cadillac.”
The 32-year old Ghanaian advised youngsters that happiness - which he was looking for at that time, can’t be purchased.
“To the youngsters, I tell them: ‘You cannot buy happiness.’ I didn’t play, I had family problems, I was out of the squad.
“I was looking for happiness in material things: a car makes you happy for a week. I bought three to be happy for three weeks.”
Boateng’s Fiorentina are without a win in their opening two Serie A games and face a tough challenge when they host Juventus at Artemio Franchi on Saturday afternoon.
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