 On 24 October Boateng scored a goal against Villarreal which was regarded by some pundits as one of the best goals of La Liga that year.On 16 August 2017, Las Palmas announced that Boateng had cancelled his contract by the club by mutual consent, citing "irreversible personal reasons" for the decision.On 18 August 2017, Boateng completed his move to Eintracht Frankfurt on a three-year deal where he won the DFB Pokal.