By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Sports Writer, kick442.com Nigeria
Newly promoted English Premier League (EPL) side, Nottingham Forest has confirmed the signing of Nigerian international forward Taiwo Awoniyi for a club-record fee.
The 24-year-old joins The Reds from German Bundesliga club Union Berlin, signing a five-year deal at The City Ground.
Awoniyi becomes Forest’s first international signing since last month’s promotion to the Premier League and he joins following an excellent season in Germany, scoring 20 goals in 43 games across all competitions.
His 15 goals in 31 Bundesliga matches also helped Union Berlin secure a fifth-place finish and qualification for the UEFA Europa League for the first time since 2001/2002.
Awoniyi began his professional career at Liverpool, signing for the Merseyside club in 2015 before having loan spells at FSV Frankfurt, NEC, Mouscron, Gent, and Mainz 05.
Awoniyi scored a total number of 25 league goals for FSV Frankfurt, NEC, Mouscron, Gent, and Mainz 05 combined before moving to Union Berlin.
He subsequently joined Union Berlin on loan during the 2020-21 season and made the move permanent last July.
Having represented Nigeria at U17s, U20s, and U23s level, Awoniyi won the first of his three caps for the Nigeria national team against the Central African Republic in October 2021 and scored his first goal against Sudan in January at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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