Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface is set to complete his move to Saudi Pro League side, Al Nassr with a bumper net salary of €15m per season after the Saudi club and Bayer Leverkusen reached an agreement on Tuesday.
Al Nassr’s interest in the Nigerian striker didn’t take too long to become feasible as the talks were concluded in two days.
Sky Germany reporter, Florian Plettenberg, confirmed the details after transfer expert Fabrizio Romano announced the commencement of negotiations.
“Victor Boniface will join Al Nassr FC with immediate effect,” he posted via X.
“Total agreement with Bayer 04 Leverkusen now has been reached about a final transfer fee of more than €60m. A verbal agreement was made. €15m net per season as revealed. The 24 y/o striker has already passed his medical with Al-Nassr.”
Both clubs began talks for the transfer of the player on Monday and the negotiations continued on Tuesday as Al Nassr believed that Boniface could be the right option to support Cristiano Ronaldo in attack after the exit of Anderson Talisca.
Reports from Germany also indicate that Boniface missed the club’s training on Tuesday ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash against Sparta Prague.
According to Kicker, Leverkusen said Boniface was missing because the attacker was “in conversations with another club.”
Excusing him from the training might also be a caution on their part so as not to send him back to the sidelines before the move, having just recovered from a thigh injury.
Leverkusen coach, Xabi Alonso, also confirmed the development during his pre-match interview on Tuesday.
“There is this situation, and I understand that. There are discussions with the club. We have to wait. We’re preparing for the game without Boni of course”.
Boniface’s move will see his annual salary go up fivefold, as he is currently on over €3m per season before signing a contract extension until 2029.
As suggested by Kicker, Leverkusen received €60m, €10m more than their asking price of €50m for the player.
They will now look for a potential replacement with six days left in the transfer window.
Leverkusen are expected to bring in Mario Hermoso and Emiliano Buendia as both are expected to arrive on loan to boost the German champions’ numbers in defence and attack.
Boniface joined Leverkusen from Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise in the summer of 2023 for a fee of around €20m plus add-ons, signing a contract at Leverkusen until 2028.
He was one of the key players to their double triumph last season, scoring 21 goals plus 10 assists in 34 games across all competitions.
This season, he has eight goals and one assist across 15 games.
The Nigerian has just recovered from a thigh injury which has kept him out since November 2024.
