Victor Boniface

Victor Boniface is not one to entertain whispers. Asked this week about reports suggesting that AC Milan pulled away from signing him due to medical concerns, the Nigerian striker brushed aside the speculation with a mix of candor and defiance.

“Whatever you want to believe in the media, believe it; it’s none of my business,” Boniface told reporters. “If the media says I’m a good kid, you can believe that. If they say I’m a bad kid, you can believe that too. That’s your business. Whatever they say about me is their business; I don’t care.”

Boniface’s words carried the …