BAYER LEVERKUSEN IN FRONT OF EVERTON IN RACE TO SIGN NIGERIAN STRIKER VICTOR BONIFACE
Sacha Tavolieri is reporting that Bayer Leverkusen are leading the race to sign Union St Gilloise’s Nigerian striker Victor Boniface. Everton were reportedly looking into the prospect of signing the 22-year-old, but it appears that Bayer Leverkusen have now put themselves firmly in the driving seat. According to Tavolieri, Boniface is also keen on the move. He was part of the Union side that lost to Leverkusen during the 2022/2023 Europa League quarter-finals.
Boniface only joined Union last season from Bodo/Glimt, where he had scored 21 goals in 65 games. In 51 games for Union, he scored 17 times. His best performances came during the Europa League campaign, where he managed to grab six goals in 10 games. In the Pro League he scored nine goals in 37 games, but also amassed an impressive eight assists.
Union are hoping to receive a club record fee for the striker so Leverkusen will have to spend a reasonably large amount of money in terms of Belgian football to secure the deal. The side have already lost a number of players this season, with Siebe Van der Heyden moving to Spanish side Mallorca. Captain Teddy Teuma has moved to France to join Reims, while fellow Moroccan defender Ismaël Kandouss has remained in Belgium but moved to Gent.
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Everton are reluctantly willing to sell Amadou Onana this summer, but want to make a big profit on the reported Arsenal target.
That is according to a report from TEAMtalk, which notes that the Toffees are looking to raise funds which will allow them to strengthen their attacking options in the transfer window.
Amadou Onana was one of the Everton players who saw his stock rise last season. The Belgian was really impressive in his first campaign in the Premier League.
Everton reluctantly ready to sell Arsenal target Onana
His form has not gone unnoticed. Previously, journalist Dean Jones has told Give Me Sport that Arsenal are keen on Onana. And they will surely be in the market for another midfielder if they sell any of their current options in the middle of the park.
It would appear that Everton are open to cashing in on the 21-year-old. TEAMtalk reports that they are reluctantly prepared to sell Onana. However, they would want to make a big profit on the £33.5 million they spent to bring him to Goodison Park in the first place.
Onana is a huge prospect with an enormously high ceiling. Alex Iwobi has previously suggested that he is a ‘scary‘ talent. And he is only going to get better in the years to come.
It remains to be seen if Arsenal have any need for another midfielder. You would think that it would take a significant departure, such as Thomas Partey, for the Gunners to enter the market again.
Having said that, players such as Onana do not become available all the time. So perhaps Everton’s stance may tempt a few teams to reconsider their stance through fear of missing out.
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