Goal scorer against Bayer 04
“I saw a gap in the corner and decided to put him in,” said Royale Union Saint Gilloise’s center forward Victor Boniface, summing up his opening goal in the Europa League quarterfinals against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Although it was not enough for the Belgians to win away in the end thanks to Florian Wirtz’s late equalizer, the Nigerian, who was being courted in Europe, should have played his way onto the note of one or the other top club again with his performance. After the game, the 22-year-old also commented on rumors of a Bundesliga change.
At the beginning of April, the “Frankfurter Rundschau” and the “Hessische Rundfunk” reported on Eintracht Frankfurt’s interest in signing Boniface. The attacker is an option for the reigning Europa League winners should Rafael Borré leave the club in the summer. The management of the Colombian, whose contract in Maine runs until 2025, publicly complained about the lack of working hours in February. Borré is considered willing to change.
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When asked about the speculation, Boniface kept a low profile on Thursday evening: “Does the Bundesliga suit me? I don’t know…” the newspaper quoted “Het Nieuwsblad“ the 1.89 meter tall attacker. At the moment he does not want to think about a possible change in the summer: “I’m not working on it either, I’m concentrating on Union. We played well today and now everything is in our own hands to make it through next week. I’m already dreaming of the final myself, but there’s still a long way to go.”
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With six goals now, Boniface leads the Europa League scorer ranking together with Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford. The right-footed player was directly involved in four of Union SG’s seven goals in the knockout stages and ensured that the team with the lowest squad value of the remaining eight teams continues to cause a sensation internationally. Add to that his five goals for FK Bodø/Glimt in this year’s Champions League qualifiers and only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (eleven Champions League goals) in European competitions this season has as good a goal tally as the Nigerian.
Boniface switched from the Norwegians to Union at the beginning of August for a fee of 2 million euros, and since then he has had 13 goals in 29 games in the Jupiler Pro League. His market value has made a quantum leap this season from 700,000 euros in July 2022 to 6 million euros now – with the runners-up in the Belgian league, together with strike partner Simon Adingra, he is the most valuable professional in the squad. Boniface’s contract runs until 2026. According to “Het Nieuwsblad”, SSC Napoli and Lazio Rome from Italy are said to have put out feelers for the attacker, and AC Milan and Union Berlin are also considered interested.
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