Two clubs have reportedly asked about the Super Eagles striker, who has played 14 Bundesliga minutes this season.
Bayer Leverkusen are prepared to release Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface, 25, in January, either as a permanent sale or a loan, per Sky Sport Germany's Florian Plettenberg. On Friday, Afrik-Foot carried the report saying Boniface wants to move on. Two clubs have asked about his availability.
Pulse Nigeria reports that, according to Plettenberg, the departure is now considered concrete. Leverkusen are willing to negotiate without demanding an immediate financial commitment, so a mid-season loan remains a route for Boniface to get regular football.
The tone has changed since October. Sky first reported then that Boniface had told his representatives he wanted to leave, and Leverkusen managing director Simon Rolfes played that story down.
Head coach Carles Martínez now has Boniface third in the pecking order, after Patrik Schick and Christian Kofane. This season, Boniface has logged 14 Bundesliga minutes over two league outings, per SoccerNet and PUNCH, while Pulse puts them at 12. Pulse puts his DFB-Pokal appearance at three minutes, a cameo in a 5-2 DFB-Pokal win over 1. FC Nürnberg on October 28, and he was left out of Leverkusen's Europa League squad.
Pulse Nigeria also reports that the frustration boiled over when he stormed down the tunnel after Leverkusen's 4-3 away win over 1. FSV Mainz 05 on October 10.
Boniface joined from Union Saint-Gilloise in August 2023 and scored regularly as Leverkusen won the 2023-24 Bundesliga title without losing a match. Injuries have since disrupted his progress. His stint on loan at Werder Bremen during 2025/26 failed to alter his position, and his deal lasts until June 2028.
Soccernet's analysis says a loan could widen the field of suitors. It says a permanent fee for a striker signed to 2028 would need a buyer ready to commit big money in January, while a loan lowers that bar.
Boniface is not in Eric Chelle's Super Eagles squad for the upcoming two matches against Tanzania.
The Bundesliga window runs through January. The next step is whether either of the two clubs, still unnamed, turns its enquiry into an offer.
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