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Done deal: Milan have full Boniface agreement with Bayer Leverkusen

August 21, 2025

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Done deal: Milan have full Boniface agreement with Bayer Leverkusen

HAMBURG, GERMANY – APRIL 20: Victor Boniface of Leverkusen looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC St. Pauli 1910 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Millerntor Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Multiple outlets are reporting that Milan have a full agreement in place with Bayer Leverkusen for the transfer of Nigeria international Victor Boniface, who is set to join the Rossoneri on loan with an option to buy.

Done deal: Boniface on the verge of joining Milan

According to the likes of Fabrizio Romano, Matteo Moretto and Florian Plettenberg, Milan have reached an agreement to sign Boniface on an initial season-long loan deal, and already have an agreement in place for a four-year contract with the 24-year-old beginning from the start of next season.

Milan will reportedly pay a fee of around €5m to sign Boniface on loan, and will have a non-madatory buy option for an additional €24m, taking the total cost of the operation to a figure just shy of €30m.

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - JULY 07: Victor Boniface attends a training session of Bayer 04 Leverkusen after resume of summer break at Training Ground on July 07, 2025 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images) — LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – JULY 07: Victor Boniface attends a training session of Bayer 04 Leverkusen after resume of summer break at Training Ground on July 07, 2025 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

The Rossoneri have been actively searching for a new centre-forward over the last few weeks given that Santiago Gimenez is currently the only senior striker in Massimiliano Allegri’s squad.

A slight injury to Rafael Leao, who had started as a centre-forward in Milan’s first competitive match of the 2025-26 season, has also increased the urgency for a new striker in San Siro.

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 02: Victor Boniface of Bayer 04 Leverkusen gestures during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at BayArena on February 02, 2025 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) (Juventus links) — LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 02: Victor Boniface of Bayer 04 Leverkusen gestures during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at BayArena on February 02, 2025 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Milan had also been linked with moves for Manchester United’s Rasmus Hojlund and Juventus’s Dusan Vlahovic, but have been unable to come to a full agreement with any of the aforementioned parties despite weeks of negotiations.

Once Boniface’s move is completed, he will become Milan’s eighth new signing of the summer transfer window, following the previous arrivals of Luka Modric, Ardon Jashari, Samuele Ricci, Koni De Winter, Pervis Estupinan, Zachary Athekame and Pietro Terracciano.