Boniface rejoins Leverkusen training after failed Saudi transfer

Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface has returned to training with Bayer Leverkusen after seeing his potential €15m per season move to Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr called off, 

The Leverkusen man, who was excused from training and their match-day squad for the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, was quick to share a picture of himself and some of his teammates in training on Thursday in the wake of the announcement.

Although negotiations seemed to have gone swiftly between Leverkusen and Al Nassr, transfer new expert Fabrizio Romano reported that the deal didn’t eventually get a nod from the Saudi team.

“Victor Boniface and Al Nassr, deal off,” Romano posted via X.

“The Nigerian striker won’t join the club; the deal was advanced but never done as Al Nassr never gave the final green light.”

Leverkusen were going to be paid €60m, €10m more than their asking price of €50m for the player if the transfer was successful.

Al Nassr’s reasons for not proceeding with the deal are related to their pursuit of Aston Villa’s John Duran, a player they also identified before going for Boniface.