Super Eagles Striker Victor Boniface Ranked 5th Best Signing of 2023 Summer

• Victor Boniface has been ranked as the 5th best signing of 2023 Summer
• The Super Eagles striker has scored 16 goals this season for Bayer Leverkusen
• Boniface joined the Bundesliga club from Union Saint-Gilloise

Victor Boniface has been ranked as the fifth-best summer signing of the 2023/24 season so far, following the outstanding performances of the Super Eagles forward for Bayer Leverkusen.

Xabi Alonso’s team is a joy to watch on the attack in the Bundesliga this season, and the 22-year-old Nigerian striker leads the way with 16 goals and eight assists in all competitions.

According to BSN Sports, Boniface joined Leverkusen from Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise for a fee reported to be within the range of £17.3 million and has been one of the standout players in Germany.

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The 22-year-old forward has also been voted as the Rookie of the Month for a record five times in the Bundesliga and has also been named in Nigeria’s 25-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Boniface, who has scored 16 goals and created eight assists this season, has caught the eye of some top European clubs, as Newcastle United and Napoli are reportedly interested in making a move for the Nigerian forward.

Best signings of the season so far

Meanwhile, England’s Jude Bellingham leads the ranking of the best summer signings of the 2023/24 season following his fantastic debut in Spain for Real Madrid, GOAL reports.

The 20-year-old midfielder, who joined Los Blancos from Borussia Dortmund, has scored 17 goals in 20 games for Real Madrid. 13 of those strikes have come in La Liga and four have come in the Champions League.

Other players ranked among the best summer signings of the 2023/24 season include Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Serhou Guirassy of Stuttgart, Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram, and Bayer Leverkusen’s Alex Grimaldo.

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Boniface set for AFCON debut

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Super Eagles' head coach, Jose Peseiro, has named eight debutants led by Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface to his final 25-man roster for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

The Portuguese tactician submitted his final squad to CAF on Friday, December 29, with some prominent names like Victor Osimhen, Ahmed Musa, and Alex Iwobi making the cut.

Eight players will be making their debut for Nigeria at the 34th edition of the AFCON as Jose Peseiro has trusted them to be of good value to the squad in Ivory Coast.