Former Royal Union SG striker Victor Boniface joined Bayer Leverkusen from Belgium in the summer transfer window. This is the same as Granit Xhaka’s move to the German side around the same time.
Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface has expressed his gratitude to former Arsenal star Granit Xhaka after Bayer Leverkusen’s win against Werder Bremen, Soccernet.ng reported.
The Bay Arena team resumed play in the German Bundesliga with a guest appearance in Bremen and won 3-0 thanks to goals from Jeremy Frimpong, Alejandro Grimaldo and an own goal, defeating Xavi’s team – Led Alonso to success.
After the match, a photo of the former Swiss international helping Boniface tie his shoelaces went viral, with Boniface admitting the action in a post on his Instagram feed.
Although the Super Eagles attacker did not score, he praised his team’s victory and acknowledged the importance of it taking them to the top of the Bundesliga with 34 points, two ahead of league giants Bayer Munich. I did.
“An important victory. Granit Xhaka, thank you for always helping us,” Boniface wrote.
The 31-year-old Xhaka, who made 229 appearances for the Gunners, moved to Leverkusen in a €25 million deal at the same time Boniface joined the German club. As his new teammate, the bond within the team continues to grow.
Meanwhile, Bonifati, who lacked a chance against the Bremen club, will be hoping to end his two-game goal drought this Thursday when Leverkusen take on Hacken in the Europa League.
