Nottingham Forest signs Taiwo Awoniyi from Union Berlin

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest has signed ahead Taiwo Awoniyi after paying a club-record switch charge to Union Berlin, making the Nigerian its first worldwide signing since returning to the Premier League.

The 24-year-old Awoniyi signed a five-year contract after Forest paid the Bundesliga membership a charge reported to be round 17 million kilos ($21 million). Forest introduced Saturday it was a file charge however did not specify the quantity.

Awoniyi, who had joined Liverpool as a youngster earlier than going out on mortgage, scored 20 objectives in 43 video games for Union final season.

“It’s at all times been my dream to play within the Premier League and having spoken to (supervisor) Steve Cooper about our ambitions and taking a look at Forest, with its nice historical past, it is a membership that I need to be a part of,” Awoniyi mentioned of his transfer to the Metropolis Floor.

Awoniyi, who made his Nigeria debut final 12 months, had joined Union on mortgage in the course of the 2020-21 season and made the transfer everlasting final July.

“He’s a participant who we actually consider in and we look ahead to him occurring to satisfy his potential and change into a prime Premier League striker with Nottingham Forest,” Cooper mentioned.

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