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Man United targets Bayer Leverkusen star for January signing under new manager

Man United hat unter neuem Trainer den besten Spieler von Bayer Leverkusen für die Verpflichtung im Januar im Visier

Manchester United ist jüngsten Berichten zufolge daran interessiert, Victor Boniface von Bayer Leverkusen zu verpflichten. United sondiert den Stürmermarkt, bevor der Verein seinen Kader entweder im Januar oder im Transferfenster nächsten Sommer verstärkt.

Es ist keine Überraschung, dass United einen neuen Mittelstürmer verpflichten möchte, wenn man bedenkt, wie glanzlos sie im Spitzenfeld waren. Tatsächlich haben nur Southampton (9), Crystal Palace (10) und Everton (10) in dieser Saison weniger Tore erzielt als United mit 13 Toren in 12 Premier-League-Spielen.

Laut Sky Sports Deutschland hat United seiner Liste von Stürmerzielen einen neuen Namen hinzugefügt: Leverkusens Star Boniface, der in dieser Saison acht Tore in 15 Einsätzen erzielt hat. Es wird hinzugefügt, dass sie planen, spätestens im Sommer einen zu verpflichten, falls im Winter kein Mittelstürmer kommt.

United hat im Sommer Joshua Zirkzee von Bologna verpflichtet, aber er hat sich als Täuscher erwiesen und in dieser Saison in 17 Einsätzen ein Tor erzielt. Das hat zu Spekulationen geführt, dass der neue Cheftrainer von United, Ruben Amorim, an Transfergeschäften interessiert ist und Boniface auf der Einkaufsliste steht.

Wer ist Boniface?

Der talentierte Stürmer Boniface, 23, begann seine Karriere bei Real Sapphire in seiner Heimat Nigeria und wurde an Lefke TSK auf Zypern ausgeliehen, bevor er im März 2019 zu Bodo/Glimt wechselte. Er beeindruckte beim norwegischen Klub und war Teil der Mannschaft, die 2021/22 das Viertelfinale der Europa Conference League erreichte.

Boniface wechselte im August 2022 zu Union Saint Gilloise und hatte eine ziemlich denkwürdige Debütsaison bei dem belgischen Team, in der er in 55 Einsätzen 22 Tore erzielte und 12 Vorlagen gab. In dieser Saison war er gemeinsam mit Marcus Rashford mit sechs Toren in zehn Spielen der beste Torschütze der Europa League.

Boniface verbrachte jedoch nur ein Jahr bei Union SG, bevor er im Juli 2023 zu Bayer Leverkusen wechselte. In seiner ersten Saison in Deutschland war er sehr erfolgreich und verhalf Xabi Alonsos Mannschaft zum Gewinn der Bundesliga und dazu, die gesamte Ligasaison ungeschlagen zu bleiben. Leverkusen gewann zudem den DFB-Pokal und den DFL-Supercup.

Boniface erzielte in 34 Spielen 21 Tore und gab 10 Vorlagen. Sein Gesamtbeitrag erwies sich am Ende als entscheidend für Leverkusens Erfolg. Obwohl Boniface diese Saison nicht in Topform begonnen hat, hat er dennoch acht Tore in 15 Spielen geschossen, verpasste jedoch den Sieg gegen Heidenheim am Samstag wegen einer Oberschenkelverletzung.

Als Spieler ist Boniface als starker und zielstrebiger Mittelstürmer bekannt. Zu seinen Stärken zählen Dribbling, Abschluss und Kopfballspiel, während seine Schwächen Abseitsbewusstsein, Ballbesitz und defensiver Einsatz sind. Boniface wird als Spieler beschrieben, der gerne dribbelt, lange Bälle spielt und Ablagen macht.

Boniface unterschrieb bei seinem Wechsel nach Leverkusen einen Fünfjahresvertrag und hat davon noch dreieinhalb Jahre übrig. Im Sommer wurde berichtet, dass Bonifaces Marktwert bei etwa 72 Millionen Pfund liegt – derselbe Betrag, den United für Rasmus Hojlund bezahlt hat, und das Doppelte der Ablösesumme, die sie für Joshua Zirkzee ausgegeben haben.

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