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  • EPL: Real reasons I joined Nottingham forest – Taiwo Awoniyi

    Nottingham Forest bound  Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has explained why he chose to join the newly promoted English side.

    The 24-year-old was linked with a host of other Premier League clubs but has signed a five-year contract with the newcomers.

    Awoniyi, who was impressive for Union Berlin in the last campaign, has credited discussions with the Reds manager Steve Cooper as the key reason he joined the side.

    The lanky attacker has put pen to paper on a five-year -deal with the English clubside.

    Nottingham Forest have confirmed the signing of forward Taiwo Awoniyi for an undisclosed club-record fee from Union Berlin.

    Meanwhile, Forest head coach Steve Cooper revealed his delight at signing the Super Eagle, who had attracted a host of clubs in the Premier League.

    “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.” He said

    In his reaction, Awoniyi said he feels great to have signed the contract with the clubside side, adding his dreams of playing in the English Premier League is about to happen.

    “I feel great. I feel very happy to be here. Looking at the project, it’s something I’m really looking forward to.

    “My dream is to always keep working and I see him as a person who I can develop under. For me, it’s always about hard work, dedication, and believing in God. When I look back at the games with Union Berlin, it was always about the team for me,” Awoniyi said as quoted by the club’s official website.

    In August 2015, Awoniyi signed for Liverpool for a fee of around £400,000 but was immediately loaned out to German team FSV Frankfurt and made his debut for the side as a late substitute in a German Cup match against Hertha Berlin.

    The 24- year-old striker scored 20 goals in 43 games for his German team Union Berlin last season.

  • Bayern Munich cruise to victory over Union Berlin, but Hertha win

    Bayern Munich cruise to victory over Union Berlin, but Hertha win

    Tanguy Nianzou scored his first Bayern Munich goal on a rare start as the Bundesliga leaders recovered from two straight league draws on Saturday.

    They had an easy 4-0 home win over Union Berlin.

    The defending champions, seeking a 10th title in a row, increased their advantage back to seven points pending Borussia Dortmund’s trip to Cologne on Sunday.

    Kingsley Coman opened the scoring on 16 minutes with a fast, swerving effort which goalkeeper Andreas Luthe should still have done better with.

    “We played very well, we played together, we defended together. We were very efficient…and created lots of chances,” Coman said.

    Nianzou, 19, then headed in a corner-kick on 25 minutes with Luthe getting a hand to the ball and again slightly at fault.

    The French centre-back has struggled since arriving from Paris St-Germain (PSG) in 2020.

    But the absences of Benjamin Pavard (coronavirus) and Niklas Süle (thigh injury) opened the door against Union Berlin.

    He had a few worries defensively but eighth-placed Union Berlin could not find a final pass.

    This is as Bayern Munich upped the ante on Borussia Dortmund with seven games left for the leaders to play.

    Luthe’s terrible game continued when he crashed into Robert Lewandowski and the striker netted from the penalty kick spot just before the break.

    Soon after the interval, the world player of the year scored his 31st of the league season after good work by Jamal Musiala.

    Strugglers Hertha Berlin won 3-0 at home to Hoffenheim to move out of the automatic drop zone, in spite of new coach Felix Magath missing the game after contracting coronavirus.

    Magath’s new British assistant Mark Fotheringham, relegated with Magath at Fulham in their last job in Europe together in 2014, was in charge on the Hertha Berlin bench and was energetic in his support.

    “Mr Magath gave us some positive words and what Mark did on the sidelines was great,” midfielder Marco Richter said. “I don’t know if I should say but Mr Magath also talked to us at half-time (over the telephone).”

    VfB Stuttgart stormed back from 2-1 down to win 3-2 at home to Augsburg to leave Hertha Berlin still in the relegation play-off spot.

    Mainz beat Arminia Bielefeld 4-0 with goal-line technology wrongly awarding them another goal, which was taken away on video review.

    Arminia Bielefeld slipped into the second automatic relegation spot.

    They are a point behind Hertha Berlin, who are level on points with Stuttgart and Augsburg.

    Rising COVID-19 figures in Germany also played minor havoc with other clubs.

    Freiburg missed Nicolas Höfler in their 0-0 draw at bottom side Greuther Fürth and temporarily moved fourth ahead of RB Leipzig welcoming Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

    The match between Bochum and Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday was abandoned after a linesman was hit by a plastic cup thrown from the Bochum fans as Gladbach led 2-0.

  • Awoniyi set to depart EPL club for Union Berlin on permanent deal

    Awoniyi set to depart EPL club for Union Berlin on permanent deal

    Taiwo Awoniyi is set to join Bundesliga club Union Berlin on a permanent deal from Premier League giants Liverpool.
    According to Goal the deal is reported to be worth £6.5million.

    The 23-year-old, who has already agreed personal terms with Union Berlin will sign a five-year contract after undergoing medical on Tuesday.

    Liverpool have negotiated a 10 per cent sell-on clause in the deal.

    Awoniyi spent last season on loan at Union Berlin and scored five goals in 22 league appearances to help them secure qualification for the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.

    The former Golden Eaglets star joined Liverpool from Imperial Academy in 2015 but has not been able to play for the Reds due to work permit issues.

    He has spent time on loan at German second division outfit FSV Frankfurt, Dutch club NEC Nijmegen and Belgian pair Mouscron and Gent as well as Bundesliga side Mainz.