OFFICIAL: Victor Boniface joins Bayer Leverkusen

Nigerian striker Victor Boniface has joined German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen from Belgian club Royale Union SG, SportsRation reports.

This is according to Official announcement on various Bayer 04 Leverkusen handles social media channels welcoming 22-year old Victor Boniface to the club.

” Boniface, Announced! The striker joins from @UnionStGilloise

and has signed a contract until 2028! “ the Bayer 04 Leverkusen announcement read on Twitter.

The undisclosed financial details of the deal is reportedly around €20 million, with an additional €7.5 million allocated for add-ons and contractual clauses.

This represents the most expensive sale in the history of Belgian outfit Union SG, beating the seven million euros received from Club Brugge for the transfer Casper Nielsen in 2022.

Also, Union SG will 15% sell-on for future sell a significant financial boost on a striker who cost just two million Euros when he joined from Norwegian club Bodo Glimit twelve months ago.

Victor Boniface was unveiled on Saturday July 22 after putting pen to a 5-year contract. He posed for photographs with the Bayer 04 Leverkusen jersey alongside his representatives.

To attract interest from Xabi Alonso tutored Leverkusen and other top clubs in Europe, Boniface finished as top scorer in the UEFA Europa League and also helped Union SG’s push for domestic success in a break-out 2022/2023 season.