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Nottingham Forest Signs Nigerian Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi For £17.5 Million by Samakus(m): 3:53pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
Nottingham Forest have signed Nigeria forward Taiwo Awoniyi from Union Berlin for a club-record fee in the region of £17.5m. The 24-year-old joins Forest from the Bundesliga club on a five-year deal and becomes the newly-promoted Premier League side's first international signing of the summer. Awoniyi scored 20 goals in 43 games across all competitions last season. His 15 goals in 31 Bundesliga matches also helped Union Berlin secure a fifth-place finish and qualification for the Europa League for the first time since 2001/2002. "I'm very excited to be here at Nottingham Forest," Awoniyi said following his move to The City Ground. "It's always been my dream to play in the Premier League and having spoken to Steve Cooper about our ambitions and looking at Forest, with its great history, it's a club that I want to be part of." 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. He 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 Nigeria against the Central African Republic in October 2021 and scored his first goal against Sudan in January at the Africa Cup of Nations. Forest head coach Steve Cooper said: "There's been a lot of interest of Taiwo from other Premier League clubs, and other clubs across Europe, so we're delighted that he's chosen Nottingham Forest. "Our recruitment and coaching teams have been monitoring his progress closely over the last few months. He's a player who we really believe in and we look forward to him going on to fulfil his potential and become a top Premier League striker with Nottingham Forest." https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/12640160/taiwo-awoniyi-nottingham-forest-sign-forward-from-union-berlin-for-club-record-fee-in-region-of-17-5m Lalasticlala
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Re: Nottingham Forest Signs Nigerian Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi For £17.5 Million by paulolee(m): 4:02pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
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Re: Nottingham Forest Signs Nigerian Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi For £17.5 Million by Emperormartin(m): 4:02pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
This boy doesn’t give up. He wants to test his mettle in premier league and prove his critics wrong… Typical naija spirit!!! Ride on Awoniyi my guy |
Re: Nottingham Forest Signs Nigerian Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi For £17.5 Million by Homeboiy: 4:23pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
Liverpool go Dey happy now |
Re: Nottingham Forest Signs Nigerian Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi For £17.5 Million by Samakus(m): 4:41pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
Homeboiy: Why's that? He's a good striker. He has a good scoring record in the Bundesliga |
Re: Nottingham Forest Signs Nigerian Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi For £17.5 Million by BobbyZrealist(m): 4:47pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
Why Nottingham Forest?... because they just got promoted to the EPL. But Union Berlin finished 5th in the Bundesliga and will play in the Europa League.. so e are a better club. All the best for Awoniyi though...... |
Re: Nottingham Forest Signs Nigerian Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi For £17.5 Million by Samakus(m): 4:50pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
BobbyZrealist: More media presence and more money. |
Re: Nottingham Forest Signs Nigerian Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi For £17.5 Million by princeabdul(m): 6:13pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
Wrong move boy, would have stay a season more. |
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