Manchester United to steer clear of a deal for Victor Boniface owing to his poor injury record

Manchester United’s struggled to create any openings against Arsenal on Wednesday, another reminder that Ruben Amorim needs attacking additions up front.

Rasmus Hojlund struggled to hold up play against the Gunners while both Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee hardly had an impact after coming on in the second half.

Viktor Gyokeres is Amorim’s first choice but plenty of others are also on the club’s radar with Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface recently linked with a move to Old Trafford in the summer.

The Nigerian had netted 21 times in the previous double-winning campaign while he has found the back of the net eight goals this season. His displays have attracted interest from all across Europe including that of the Red Devils.

Poor Injury record
But Leverkusen are desperate to keep hold of the 23-year-old with both parties locked in talks over a contract extension. And that is not the only reason why the 20-time English league champions might miss out.

As per Fussball News, the Nigeria international is “not a hot topic” along the corridors of power at United owing to his poor injury record which is considered a “major flaw”.

“However, according to exclusive fussball.news information , Boniface is not at the top of the radar of the traditional English club.