Boniface Snubs Messi and Ronaldo, Names Brazilian Legend As GOAT

• Victor Boniface has shared his thoughts on the eternal debate on who the greatest footballer of all time is
• The Bayer Leverkusen striker snubbed the two leading GOAT choices, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
• The Super Eagles star picked a Brazilian icon as his GOAT, giving a unique reason for his choice

Bayer Leverkusen Victor Boniface has snubbed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and chose a Brazilian legend when naming the greatest footballer of all time.

Messi and Ronaldo are seen as the top two footballers across eras, while fans and pundits have gone back in time to recognise Pele and Diego Maradona.

Three out of those four have won football’s ultimate prize, the FIFA World Cup, with only Portuguese star Ronaldo yet to lay his hands on the coveted gold trophy.

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Boniface picks his GOAT

Super Eagles forward has shared his thoughts on the ever-raging debate, providing a unique perspective to the discussion and snubbing the two popular choices.

“Neymar is my football idol. The greatest of all time? Also Neymar. Ronaldo and Messi are from different planets, but on this planet, the one I know is Neymar. Ronaldo and Messi can go somewhere else, but leave Neymar here,” he told Sporty TV.

Neymar is widely regarded as the third-best footballer of this generation behind Messi and Ronaldo and could have been a multiple Ballon d'Or winner if the two don't exist.

Injuries are another problem for the former Barcelona star. According to Transfermarkt, he has missed over 200 games due to injury and is currently rehabilitating from an ACL injury suffered in November 2022.

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Boniface hints at future league

Briefly News reported that Victor Boniface has dropped a hint on where his future lies after revealing the language he is interested in learning amidst interest from Premier League clubs.

Most clubs interested in Boniface were Premier League clubs, including those residents in London, but his recent interview may have delivered bad news to all of them.

He further distanced himself from the allure of English football by claiming he doesn't have much interest in the German language but prefers to learn Spanish.

Source: Legit.ng