Arsenal could have an advantage with any move for star Bundesliga striker Victor Boniface this summer, given the player’s personal allegiances.

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 20: Victor Boniface of Leverkusen sits on the bench during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Bochum 1848 at BayArena on December 20, 2023 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY: Victor Boniface of Leverkusen sits on the bench during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Bochum 1848 at BayArena on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

Arsenal were linked with a move for Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface earlier this month, though any realistic chance of a transfer is more likely in the summer, when the Gunners have more money to work with.

If such a move ever does come about, it looks like the player will be more than keen on the switch.

Football.London reported earlier this month that Boniface is an Arsenal fan, and the player himself went on to confirm as much in a podcast interview.

“For me, right from a young age, I’ve supported Arsenal all my life,” Boniface said.

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 20: Xabi Alonso, Head Coach of Bayer Leverkusen, interacts with Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen after the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Bochum 1848 at BayArena on December 20, 2023 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY: Xabi Alonso, Head Coach of Bayer Leverkusen, interacts with Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen after the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Bochum 1848 at BayArena on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

Boniface is one of Europe’s top in-form strikers at the moment, having scored 16 goals and assisted a further eight in 23 games this season.

17 of those goal contributions have come in his 16 Bundesliga appearances, five in his five Europa League games, and two in his two German Cup matches.

That’s an outstanding record, and a big driving force behind Leverkusen’s fantastic record this season.

The team sit top of the league, into the Europa League knockout stages, and the quarter-finals of the cup.

Bayer Leverkusen's Nigerian forward #22 Victor Boniface (L) is celebrated Bayer Leverkusen's Swiss midfielder #34 Granit Xhaka after scoring the 1-0 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Heidenheim in Leverkusen, western Germany, on September 24, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface (L) is celebrated Bayer Leverkusen’s Granit Xhaka after scoring the 1-0 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Heidenheim in Leverkusen, western Germany, on September 24, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Perhaps Granit Xhaka could be Arsenal’s other edge in a potential transfer saga, if he’d put in a good word, having moved Leverkusen last summer.

But for the time being, Boniface will be focusing on getting fit, as he’s currently out with an Adductor injury.

Boniface’s injury record is the one big stain on his record, having already had two ACL tears in his career. If he can stay fit, he’s clearly a threat.