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Bayer Leverkusen managing director Simon Rolfes has backed Victor Boniface to return to prime type on the finish of the season after a tricky finish to final season, Soccernet.ng reviews.
Boniface joined Bayer Leverkusen from Belgian membership Royale Union SG for €21.7 million. The Tremendous Eagles star was coming off a powerful marketing campaign in Belgium, however transferring to Germany was an entire new proposition.
Nonetheless, Boniface hit the bottom operating, that includes prominently for Bayer Leverkusen. The Nigerian striker’s efficiency ensured that he gained the Rookie of the Month consecutively within the first half of the season.
By the flip of the yr, the Nigerian had already produced 16 targets and 9 assists for Bayer Leverkusen.
Sadly for him, he sustained an injury in January which dominated him out of motion for 4 months. And when he returned, he misplaced his beginning shirt within the staff.
After the summer time break, the 23-year-old striker has returned to coaching at Bayer Leverkusen, however there have been doubts about his place on the staff.
Nonetheless, Bayer Leverkusen chief Rolfes has backed the Nigerian striker to return to his finest and begin to churn out the numbers.
“After such an damage, it’s not really easy (for Boniface) to regain that explosiveness so as to have the ability to totally enter into duels – bodily, but additionally mentally,” Rolfes instructed Kicker.
“It all the time takes a little bit time, additionally to regain confidence in your self and your physique. He’ll be in a totally totally different state firstly of the season.”
Bayer Leverkusen start their pre-season marketing campaign on July 27 with a recreation in opposition to RW Essen. Then, they play Lens and Arsenal earlier than taking part in the Tremendous Cup in opposition to Stuttgart on August 17.
