{"id":867912,"date":"2025-08-25T23:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/boniface-to-undergo-therapy-with-leverkusen-after-failing-milan-medical\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T23:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:11:53","slug":"boniface-to-undergo-therapy-with-leverkusen-after-failing-milan-medical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/boniface-to-undergo-therapy-with-leverkusen-after-failing-milan-medical\/","title":{"rendered":"Boniface to undergo therapy with Leverkusen after failing Milan medical"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen looks on during a 1. Bundesliga game, RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen, at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Super Eagles and Bayer 04 Leverkusen<\/a> striker Victor Boniface is set to return to the Bay Arena after a failed medical with AC Milan, Soccernet.ng reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 24-year-old goalscorer already agreed on personal terms with the seven-time UEFA Champions League winners<\/a>. Both clubs were also in agreement over a loan deal with the option to buy included.<\/p>\n

However, an issue in Boniface’s right knee raised eyebrows<\/a> with the Milan<\/a> doctors, and the Italian giants decided against onboarding<\/a> the 2024 Bundesliga rookie of the season.<\/p>\n

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. FC Augsburg Victor Boniface. [Photo Credit\/ Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Nigerian forward has now had two moves cancelled in 2025. He was initially linked with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, even passing a medical with the Saudi Arabian side.<\/p>\n

However, Jorge Jesus’ side went on to sign Jhon Duran from Aston Villa<\/a> for \u20ac77m. In an ironic turn, the Colombian striker joined Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce last month.<\/p>\n

Then-Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso welcomed Boniface with open arms<\/a> after his move to Al-Nassr fell through in January.<\/p>\n

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Coach Xabi Alonso Leverkusen holds the trophy, next to him Jeremie Frimpong, Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz, Nathan Tella, and Jonathan Tah, watching excitedly. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the same vein, the club’s Sporting Director, Simon Rolfes, has revealed Boniface’s return to Leverkusen will see him undergo physical therapy to return his knee to full fitness.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf Boniface comes back to Leverkusen, the AC Milan deal will be over. That’s no big secret,\u201d the 43-year-old said in quotes revealed by BILD<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRenegotiating the deal? I don’t think that will happen. His [Boniface] physical situation has improved compared to the beginning\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBoni has now behaved sensibly. This is by no means a problem, but he has to go into physical recovery now so that he is at 100 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Victor Boniface in action for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now that the AC Milan episode is over, the Super Eagles<\/a> star and his management team have to start exploring other options.<\/p>\n

Apparently, Bayer Leverkusen coach Erik Ten Hag does not favour him<\/a>. So he might have to leave Die Werkself for a club where he is assured of regular game time, only after completing his recovery.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience.<\/p>\n

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Soccer Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen looks on during a 1. Bundesliga game, RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen, at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany. [Photo Credit\/ Imago]. Super Eagles and Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is set to return to the Bay Arena after a failed medical with AC Milan, Soccernet.ng reports. The 24-year-old goalscorer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":867913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127834,2005,30780],"tags":[127833,21446],"class_list":{"0":"post-867912","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boniface","8":"category-soccer","9":"category-undergo","10":"tag-boniface","11":"tag-undergo"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867912","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=867912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}