Werder Bremen brought a mixed half of the year to an end with a 0-0 draw in Augsburg at the weekend. Not there: Victor Boniface, who was missing due to a bruised knee. But even without an injury, the striker probably wouldn’t have played. Will the Green-Whites end the loan in the winter? The SVW at least made people sit up and take notice.
When Werder Bremen signed Victor Boniface on loan from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, hopes on the Weser were high that the Hanseatic team could have pulled off a transfer coup. Six months later it can be said: Boniface and Werder, that doesn’t work so far.
The attacker only played a good 300 minutes in the green and white jersey. His yield: two assists – and no goal. Not enough for the demands of the club and the player who was supposed to lead Werder into the upper table regions and even close to Europe.
Instead, the Nigerian drew attention with fitness and form problems. No wonder that there have been rumors for a long time that Boniface could leave Bremen again in the winter and return to Leverkusen.
After the game against Augsburg (0-0), sports director Clemens Fritz was asked about Boniface’s situation and reacted meaningfully.
Werder wants to “find the best solution for Boniface”
“Victor is currently under attack and we are in contact with the Leverkusen doctors. We want to let some calm come in now. He will switch off for a few days, but then we have to see how it develops,” said Fritz on “Sky” and added: “Then we will see together how we proceed.”
Fritz also emphasized: “As of now, neither Victor has approached us, nor are there any such considerations on Leverkusen’s side or on our side. What’s important first is that he gets fit again.” However, canceling the loan no longer seems completely out of the question.
Head of professional football Peter Niemeyer at least did not rule out an early exit from “Sky”. “Right now he is injured and we are trying to be in close contact with the doctors and find the best solution for Boni,” said Niemeyer about the Boniface case.
