Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface is set to complete his move to Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr with a bumper net salary of €15m per season after the Saudi club and Bayer Leverkusen reached an agreement on Tuesday.
Al Nassr’s interest in the Nigerian striker didn’t take too long to become feasible as the talks were concluded in two days.
Sky Germany reporter, Florian Plettenberg, confirmed the details after transfer expert Fabrizio Romano announced the commencement of negotiations.
Both clubs began talks for the transfer of the player on Monday and the negotiations continued on Tuesday as Al Nassr believe that Boniface could be the right option to support Cristiano Ronaldo in attack after the exit of Anderson Talisca.
Reports from Germany also indicate that Boniface missed the club’s training on Tuesday ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash against Sparta Prague.
According to Kicker, Leverkusen said Boniface was missing because the attacker was “in conversations with another club.”
Excusing him from the training might also be a caution on their part so as not to send him back to the sidelines before the move, having just recovered from a thigh injury.
Leverkusen coach, Xabi Alonso, also confirmed the development during his pre-match interview on Tuesday.
Boniface’s move will see his annual salary go up fivefold, as he is currently on over €3m per season before signing a contract extension until 2029.
As suggested by Kicker, Leverkusen received €60m, €10m more than their asking price of €50m for the player.
They will now look for a potential replacement with six days left in the transfer window.