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Liverpool striker Awoniyi set to make £ 6.5million transfer to Union Berlin

By James K. Martin
July 20, 2021
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The 23-year-old has been at Anfield since 2015 but was unable to play for the club due to work permit issues.

Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi is set to join Union Berlin in a £ 6.5million (€ 7.5million / $ 9million) deal, Goal can reveal.

The Nigerian spent last season on loan with the Bundesliga squad, but will now move permanently to the German capital after the Union beat rivals Mainz on signing the 23-year-old.

Awoniyi left with Liverpool’s first team during their pre-season training camp in Austria, but undergoes a medical examination on Tuesday ahead of his move to the Union, whose own training camp is in Tyrol. Personal conditions have already been agreed on a five-year contract.

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Awoniyi joined Liverpool in 2015, with the Reds paying Imperial Soccer Academy £ 400,000 ($ 550,000) after seeing him play for Nigeria at the U20 World Cup in New Zealand.

Unable to secure a UK work permit, he spent the next six seasons on a series of loans, spending time at FSV Frankfurt in the German second division, Eredivisie team NEC Nijmegen and the pair. Belgian Mouscron and Ghent.

Then came a season with Mainz in 2019-2020, before joining Union Berlin last summer. He made 22 appearances there, scoring five times to help the unpretentious club qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

The Union has since pursued a standing deal aggressively, having been wowed by the power, selflessness and quality of the striker.

Awoniyi had admirers in England after getting a UK work permit for the first time this summer, but interest from Stoke and West Brom did not result in a firm offer and he will now return to Germany.

Liverpool, Goal understands, have negotiated a 10% sell-off clause in the deal, a key factor given that Anfield sources insist the player is likely to one day end up in the Premier League.

Taiwo Awoniyi - Union Berlin

Anyone else ready to go?

Marko Grujic is expected to be the next player to exit as the Serbian midfielder is set to be permanently transferred to Porto.

Goal revealed on Monday that Fulham was leading the race to sign Welsh international winger Harry Wilson, although Liverpool’s valuation of £ 15million ($ 20.5million) looks set to remain a stumbling block.

Xherdan Shaqiri is wanted by Lazio, and Divock Origi’s future remains uncertain. Liverpool are reportedly considering deals for defenders Neco Williams and Nat Phillips, while Loris Karius will almost certainly be offloaded this summer, as will Ben Woodburn.

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