{"id":822596,"date":"2025-01-28T10:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/bayer-04-leverkusens-victor-boniface-pens-bumper-deal-amidst-fitness-struggles\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:11:50","slug":"bayer-04-leverkusens-victor-boniface-pens-bumper-deal-amidst-fitness-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/bayer-04-leverkusens-victor-boniface-pens-bumper-deal-amidst-fitness-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayer 04 Leverkusen\u2019s Victor Boniface pens bumper deal amidst fitness struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Super Eagles striker, Victor Okoh Boniface, has signed a new contract with the German Champions until the summer of 2029, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 24-year-old joined Die Werkself<\/em> from Union Saint-Gilloise in the summer of 2023, and has been crucial in the club\u2019s resurgence amongst the European elite.<\/p>\n

In his debut season for Xabi Alonso\u2019s side, he led Leverkusen to the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal titles, alongside the UEFA Europa League final, where they lost to Ademola Lookman\u2019s Atalanta<\/a>. Individually, the former Bod\u00f8\/Glimt forward was the Bundesliga Rookie of the 2023\/2024 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boniface scored 21 goals and provided 10 assists for Leverkusen last season, and his spectacular output saw him linked with several top clubs. However, the striker has outrightly expressed his disinterest in playing in the English Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Victor Boniface of Nigeria and Rwanda defenders during the Men\u2019s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON qualifier match between Nigeria and Rwanda at Godwill Akpabio Stadium on November 18, 2024, in Uyo, Nigeria. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Amidst Manchester United<\/a> links, Leverkusen have done their part to secure the long-term future of the Super Eagles striker at the Bay Arena.<\/p>\n

According to Sky Germany<\/a><\/strong>, Victor Boniface\u2019s contract has been extended for another year until 2029. The 1.9m-tall forward is set to become one of Leverkusen\u2019s top earners.<\/p>\n

09.11.2024, Fussball, Saison 2024\/2025, 1. Bundesliga, 10. Spieltag, VfL Bochum \u2013 Bayer Leverkusen, v. l. Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen, Tim Oermann VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the report, the Nigerian, who normally earns about three million euros annually, is set to see those numbers double after his request for a new deal last December was granted. His initial contract was to end in the summer of 2028, but he has extended for another year.<\/p>\n

Boniface<\/a><\/strong> last participated in a football game last November, in Nigeria\u2019s 2-1 loss to the Republic of Nigeria. Since then, he\u2019s been out with a thigh injury. Nonetheless, Xabi Alonso\u2019s men have gone from strength to strength in his absence, winning eleven of their last thirteen games.<\/p>\n

Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface 22 during the Champions League match between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield, Liverpool, England on 5 November 2024. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He\u2019s now back in training with the rest of the Leverkusen team but hasn\u2019t featured in their last two games as he\u2019s yet to reach peak fitness levels.<\/p>\n

Despite putting to pen paper, the reigning Bundesliga Champions are not averse to selling the Nigerian for the right fee. Leverkusen are willing to part ways with the former Royale Union Saint-Gilloise star if an offer of around \u20ac50 million (\u00a342m\/$52m) is made.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Super Eagles striker, Victor Okoh Boniface, has signed a new contract with the German Champions until the summer of 2029, Soccernet.ng reports. The 24-year-old joined Die Werkself from Union Saint-Gilloise in the summer of 2023, and has been crucial in the club\u2019s resurgence amongst the European elite. In his debut […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":822597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30531,76980,2005],"tags":[52077,76979],"class_list":{"0":"post-822596","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bayer","8":"category-leverkusens","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-bayer","11":"tag-leverkusens"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=822596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/822597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=822596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=822596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=822596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}