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Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi could be making a return to England this summer as newly Promoted Premier League side Nottingham Forest are interested in his signature.
Last season, the Nigerian striker had a superb season with Union Berlin scoring 15 League goals which made him a target for some European sides.
There have been talks for Taiwo Awoniyi to return to the Premier League as he previously had a six-year stint at Liverpool without playing any game as the Reds loaned him out.
According to the report on Soccernet, those in charge of Nottingham Forest want to lure Taiwo Awoniyi to their side as they believe the Nigerian striker can help them next season.
Will Union Berlin allow Taiwo Awoniyi to leave?
Union Berlin would accept a fee in the region of €20million for Taiwo Awoniyi and it is now left for Nottingham Forest to roll out money.
Taiwo Awoniyi is currently back in Nigeria where he has been spending time with his friends, family and associate in Kwara State.
Okocha Ranked Amongst the Best 50 Premier League Performances of All Time
Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how former Super Eagles captain, Ausin Jay Jay Okocha is regarded as one of the greatest players to have grazed the English Premier League in the early 2000s.
Okocha’s performance for English club, Bolton Wanderers against Tottenham Hotspur in November 2003 has now been voted as the 47th best performance in the history of the EPL.
Okocha’s sizzling display on the day caught the attention of the world as Bolton ran away with a 1-0 win with Kevin Nolan scoring the solitary goal.
Bolton manager, Sam Allardyce had described Okocha’s performance against Tottenham as the moment the London teams in the Premier League began to see Bolton as a good team.
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FootballOkocha will end up spending just 4 seasons with the Trotters before leaving to Qatar but was voted the best player to have ever played for Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok/Macron Stadium in 2017 by supporters.
Austin Jay Jay Okocha has voted his debut goal against Bordeaux as his most memorable scored for French giants Paris Saint-Germain.