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| Taiwo Awoniyi of Union Berlin during RB Leipzig against FC Union Berlin, DFB-Pokal Semi-final at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany on April 20, 2022. |
Nottingham Forest have agreed a fee with Union
Berlin for forward Taiwo Awoniyi ahead of their long-awaited return to the
Premier League in 2022/23.
Forest are keen to invest after sealing promotion
via the Championship play-offs and Awoniyi has proven himself at top flight
level by netting 15 goals in the Bundesliga during the recently concluded
2021/22 campaign.
Only five players, including Robert Lewandowski and
Erling Haaland, outscored Awoniyi over the course of the season and Union
Berlin secured a fifth place finish, enough for entry directly into the Europa
League group stage – their first time in the competition for 21 years.
Once a deal goes ahead, Football Flame understands
that Liverpool will be entitled to a ‘significant’ sell-on fee. Awoniyi was
under contract at Anfield until as recently as last summer when the Reds agreed
a permanent transfer with Union Berlin at the end of a successful loan.
Awoniyi had joined Liverpool as a teenager in 2015
after previously turning out for Imperial Academy in his native Nigeria. But he
never made a first-team appearance for the club and spent time on loan at six
different clubs – including Union Berlin – in three countries.
Staying on the subject of Liverpool, Forest are seeking to
sign Neco Williams from the Merseyside club this summer – Liverpool will allow
a loan and they are hopeful of beating Fulham to a deal.
