Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s new marquee player, Boniface has been in top form for club and country, scoring and creating goals in all aspects.
22-year-old Bonifatius has been a scorer in all facets of Die Werkself this season, registering seven goals and two assists in seven games for his new team, as well as two Rookie of the Year honors. recorded the season. Award-winning. He won the monthly title.
Black and Yellows‘s sporting director Sebastian Kehl has made it clear that he has no regrets about missing out on the striker from the high-profile Super Eagles.
“Because I know that timing and context are very important factors in my work. , I’m not upset at all.” You will be able to make the right decisions at the right time. “At the time such a transfer was being negotiated and executed, we did not yet know that Jude Bellingham would be sold,” Kale revealed to Funke Sports.
Kehl, himself a former Dortmund player, said Bonifatis’ move was not taken seriously as there were several options in mind and the striker position was not mandatory at the time.
“So we didn’t have the budget. Plus, we’re planning on adding another striker to the team at this point. That wasn’t necessarily the case. Regardless of the Boniface situation, I think it would be interesting to see how the players we were looking at developed at other clubs. By the way, I’m glad he didn’t sign with Borussia Dortmund. There are many examples of that,” the 43-year-old added.
When the need for a striker arose, Leverkusen took over Boniface, while Dortmund looked after top scorer Niklas Furkrug.
