Details of Boniface offer: Milan bid €30m loan with option to buy
The Rossoneri have been searching for a striker all summer, with options including Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus and Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund.
While all those would require either permanent transfers, or a loan with obligation to buy, it seems as if they might finally have found a player available on their terms.
Boniface available on loan with option to buy
HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY – APRIL 05: Victor Boniface of Bayer 04 Leverkusen in action during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Voith-Arena on April 05, 2025 in Heidenheim, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)
Multiple sources including Sportitalia, Sky Sport Italia and Calciomercato.com all have the same details, namely that they are close to an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for Boniface on loan with option to buy.
The total cost if confirmed would be around €30m, although it is possible some clauses could be included to make this an obligation if certain conditions were met.
It would be a paid loan, though it remains to be seen how much of that fee would be the loan.
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 02: Victor Boniface of Bayer 04 Leverkusen gestures during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at BayArena on February 02, 2025 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by)
The 24-year-old Nigeria international was only purchased from Union Saint-Gilloise for €22.6m in the summer of 2023.
Despite numerous injury problems, Boniface still managed to score 11 goals and provide two assists in 27 competitive games for Bayer Leverkusen last season.
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