{"id":823018,"date":"2025-01-30T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/victor-boniface-to-al-nassr-new-twist-emerges-as-bayer-leverkusen-make-decision-on-super-eagles-star\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:12:00","slug":"victor-boniface-to-al-nassr-new-twist-emerges-as-bayer-leverkusen-make-decision-on-super-eagles-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/victor-boniface-to-al-nassr-new-twist-emerges-as-bayer-leverkusen-make-decision-on-super-eagles-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Boniface to Al Nassr: New twist emerges as Bayer Leverkusen  make decision on Super Eagles star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>German Bundesliga Champions Bayer Leverkusen have excluded Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface from their squad, which will take on Sparta Prague in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boniface\u2019s future has been a big subject in the past week following speculations linking him with a transfer to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148831\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1053262869-scaled.jpg\" alt width=\"2560\" height=\"1784\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148831\">Victor Boniface (photo credit: Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Saudi-based giants have lost Anderson Talisca to Fenerbahce and have identified Boniface and Jhon Duran as the top choices as replacements.<\/p>\n<p>Al Nassr officials are already in Germany, with reports suggesting they have already agreed on a \u20ac60 million deal with Die Werkself. <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/victor-boniface-ronaldos-al-nassr.html\">Boniface is reportedly keen on making the move<\/a>, as Al Nassr have placed a bumper \u20ac15 million per year deal on the table.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148830\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1056067358-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Victor Boniface (photo credit: Imago)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148830\">Victor Boniface (photo credit: Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a new development, per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1884598204915720224?t=U7ClPzQzfDJczbQvq9G4Og&#038;s=19\" target=\"_blank\">Werkself Xtra<\/a>, Boniface has been excluded from Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s game against Sparta Prague on Wednesday. This is as the club do not want to compromise the Nigerian\u2019s transfer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Victor Boniface will NOT be in Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s squad for tonight\u2019s Champions League match against Sparta Prague. The decision has been made. Bayer 04 do not want to jeopardise his transfer to Al-Nassr. The total agreement is in place, but the signatures are still missing.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vGsS1LhQTa\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vGsS1LhQTa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WerkselfXtra (@bayer04Xtra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bayer04Xtra\/status\/1884594534501237212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>None of the parties involved in the transfer have officially come out to confirm the deal, but it is expected to be finalised in the coming hours, barring any last-minute changes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1054034656-scaled.jpg\" alt width=\"1644\" height=\"2560\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148151\">Victor Boniface (Photo credit: Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The transfer is good business for Bayer Leverkusen, as they will make more than twice the \u20ac21.7 million they paid Royale Union for the Nigerian\u2019s services in July 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This is not surprising as the 23-year-old Nigerian attacker has been brilliant since he joined Bayer Leverkusen. The Super Eagles star has registered 29 goals and 11 assists for Die Werkself in 49 appearances.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Kelvin Omachonu\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240522-WA0001-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a writer with many years of experience covering sports events in Nigeria and abroad. He is fueled by his love for the job, and is dedicated to delivering captivating stories.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/bayer-leverkusen-to-sell-victor-boniface.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer German Bundesliga Champions Bayer Leverkusen have excluded Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface from their squad, which will take on Sparta Prague in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, Soccernet.ng reports. Boniface\u2019s future has been a big subject in the past week following speculations linking him with a transfer to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. 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