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Nottingham Forest have opened talks to sign the Union Berlin striker Taiwo Awoniyi, who has a release clause in the region of €20m (£17.2m).

The Nigeria international started his professional career with Liverpool but never played a first-team game for the club. The Premier League runners-up will, however, earn 10% of any fee paid for the 24-year-old.

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During his time on the books at Anfield, Awoniyi had seven loan spells, at clubs in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, before joining Union Berlin in a permanent deal in 2021.

Awoniyi scored 15 Bundesliga goals last season to help Union Berlin to a fifth-place finish. A number of other European clubs are also tracking the striker but he has previously admitted interest in moving to the Premier League, and Forest are not the only team in England keen on acquiring his services.

If Awoniyi does move to the City Ground, he could be joined by the Mainz centre-back Moussa Niakhaté, who is also a key Forest target. The pair played alongside one another in the 2019-20 season when the Awoniyi was on loan there.

In other news, Forest are still in talks with Manchester United over securing the loan signing of the goalkeeper Dean Henderson and are hopeful of concluding a deal.

mcal wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 3:10 pm ...are they getting him to help fortify the attack that helped them to promotion, or they gonna dump those that suffered for a new signee?
They may get him and loaned out or ride the bench.
Good players going to a bigger club (for the money or fame) almost always lose out.
This is the type of thing Nigeria does, dump players who helped you to qualification.
Unless he sign a clause to be a first teamer at all time.

EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:24 pm He can do better.

Damunk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:53 pm

EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:24 pm He can do better.

Yup.

TonyTheTigerKiller wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:40 pm Not a bad move if it happens. Could be a springboard to better EPL teams. That may very well be Nottingham’s plan; buy him for a reasonable price and then sell him to the highest bidder


Cheers.

Damunk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:18 pm

mcal wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 3:10 pm ...are they getting him to help fortify the attack that helped them to promotion, or they gonna dump those that suffered for a new signee?
They may get him and loaned out or ride the bench.
Good players going to a bigger club (for the money or fame) almost always lose out.
This is the type of thing Nigeria does, dump players who helped you to qualification.
Unless he sign a clause to be a first teamer at all time.

If he goes there, he will walk into the team.
They’ve just gained promotion and want to survive. So they won’t be spending money for fun.
No room for the kind of sentiment you are uncomfortable with.
It’s business.

Damunk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:18 pm

mcal wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 3:10 pm ...are they getting him to help fortify the attack that helped them to promotion, or they gonna dump those that suffered for a new signee?
They may get him and loaned out or ride the bench.
Good players going to a bigger club (for the money or fame) almost always lose out.
This is the type of thing Nigeria does, dump players who helped you to qualification.
Unless he sign a clause to be a first teamer at all time.

If he goes there, he will walk into the team.
They’ve just gained promotion and want to survive. So they won’t be spending money for fun.
No room for the kind of sentiment you are uncomfortable with.
It’s business.

mcal wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:30 pm

Damunk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:18 pm

mcal wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 3:10 pm ...are they getting him to help fortify the attack that helped them to promotion, or they gonna dump those that suffered for a new signee?
They may get him and loaned out or ride the bench.
Good players going to a bigger club (for the money or fame) almost always lose out.
This is the type of thing Nigeria does, dump players who helped you to qualification.
Unless he sign a clause to be a first teamer at all time.

If he goes there, he will walk into the team.
They’ve just gained promotion and want to survive. So they won’t be spending money for fun.
No room for the kind of sentiment you are uncomfortable with.
It’s business.

...well good luck to him. Would love to see him succeed.
The highlighted is tend to be reserved for super stars like Ronaldo walked into Manchester United.

Damunk wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:16 am

mcal wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:30 pm

Damunk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:18 pm

mcal wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 3:10 pm ...are they getting him to help fortify the attack that helped them to promotion, or they gonna dump those that suffered for a new signee?
They may get him and loaned out or ride the bench.
Good players going to a bigger club (for the money or fame) almost always lose out.
This is the type of thing Nigeria does, dump players who helped you to qualification.
Unless he sign a clause to be a first teamer at all time.

If he goes there, he will walk into the team.
They’ve just gained promotion and want to survive. So they won’t be spending money for fun.
No room for the kind of sentiment you are uncomfortable with.
It’s business.

...well good luck to him. Would love to see him succeed.
The highlighted is tend to be reserved for super stars like Ronaldo walked into Manchester United.

The only thing Forest have in common with Man U is the red jersey.
They are light years apart even now that Man U are at an all-time low.

Agbako wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 5:01 pm Awoniyi. You have the potential to be a great force in this game as a striker. What I saw at U17 gives me this confidence in you
I pray ya entrance into the EPL will unleash ya potential and greatness. Goodluck kid.

Lolly wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 7:19 pm I am happy for the boy. I pray it works out well for him.