Saudi Pro League heavyweights Al Nasr are said to have talked with Bayer Leverkusen and Victor Boniface’s representative about a possible transfer for the Nigerian forward, just as the German club is apparently willing to sell the player for €50 million.
Al Nasr are looking to acquire a new striker to partner Cristiano Ronaldo in either January or the summer, with Anderson Talisca reportedly on his way to Fenerbahce.
Fabrizio Romano, a football transfer expert, reported on Monday that the Saudi club’s delegation was in Germany to begin negotiations for the deal.
“Understand Al Nassr have started official talks for Victor Boniface as a new striker. Negotiations on with Bayer Leverkusen for the Nigerian striker to replace Talisca. The other candidate is Jhon Durán but Aston Villa still insist on keeping him at the club.”
After his initial post, he later shared another update about the progress of the negotiation.
“Understand Al Nassr delegation is now in Germany to negotiate with both the player side and Bayer Leverkusen. Talks are underway as revealed. Boniface and Jhon Durán are the two main names on Al Nassr list.”
With Aston Villa not keen on letting Duran, who is also a target for Real Madrid go, Al Nasr are likely to go all out to get the Nigerian’s signature but it remains to be seen what Bayer Leverkusen’s stance will be.
As previously reported by Get German Football News, Leverkusen are open to selling Boniface this month for a fee of around €50m.
The German champions bought the player from Union Saint-Gilloise in the summer of 2023 for a fee of around €20m plus add-ons, signing a contract at Leverkusen until 2028.
According to Sky Germany, he recently agreed to a one-year extension until 2029 and that will see him become one of the top earners at the club.
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.
