AC Milan have a new target for their list of forwards in Victor Boniface of Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, who has been dubbed the ‘next Osimhen’ by some.
Calciomercato.com have published some background of Boniface, who Milan’s latest idea for the summer window as he continues to shine for USG, having scored 19 goals in 43 appearances across all competitions this season.
Firstly, his role, nationality, home city (Lagos) and even first name is the same as that of Osimhen. If it weren’t for size and age – given Boniface is two years younger and a few centimeters taller – there would be even more coincidence.
Boniface’s career started in Nigeria with Real Sapphire but as soon as he hit 18 he moved to Bodo/Glimt in 2019, the same club Jens Petter Hauge came from. In his three years there he played alongside Botheim (now at Salernitana) and Solbakken (at Roma).
Before leaving Bodo/Glimt and moving to Union Saint-Gilloise he played in the Champions League preliminaries, scoring four goals across two games against Klaksvik and another against Linfield before absent in the two legs against Rangers. Five goals became 10 thanks to the other give scored in the Europa League with USG.
Boniface is a great friend of another Nigerian striker who plays in Belgium, namely Gent’s Gift Orban, who scored three goals in four minutes in the last round of the Conference League and has also been linked with Milan.
I’ll say it again Boniface has 7 goals from 27 appearances in the Belgian league for more than 2,000 minutes.
His goal talley is padded by scoring in weak cup competitions. There is a reason his price is as low as it appears to be, that’s why I looked him up.
There is nothing sensational about his record.
He has a good profile, I see as more Lukaku than Osimen, more a pure brute than a great technician, but his record doesn’t belong anywhere near starting for Milan next season.
Im not saying that we should get boniface but before oshimen played in france he also played in wolfsburg scoring zero goals for them in 14 games just to be skipped out on a loan to charleroi in belgium which let to the sale to lille so whether a player comes from certain clubs or leagues shouldnt be decisive, What should be deciisve is bottom level and potential max level and for that matter personality in various aspects.
Beto is ready and Serie A seasoned.
Yep.