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Nottingham Forest set to land former Liverpool striker in £17m swoop

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Nottingham Forest set to land former Liverpool striker in £17m swoop

Nottingham Forest are set to substantiate their first signing of the summer season with the addition of former Liverpool expertise Taiwo Awoniyi, who is ready to affix the midlands outfit following a profitable season with Union Berlin.

Steve Cooper’s facet want to strengthen their squad as they intention to outlive of their first Premier League season this millennium, and proprietor Evangelos Marinakis is seemingly keen to place his hand in his pocket to make sure that they’ve the perfect probability of doing simply that.

The £17.5m price will mark a club-record deal, eclipsing the £13.5m shelled out for Joao Carvalho in 2018, which in flip was nearly double their third costliest addition.

#nffc are shut to creating Taiwo Awoniyi their first main summer season signing in a membership document £17.5m deal. Rising confidence on Mainz centre-back Moussa Niakhatè however competitors from Fulham for Liverpool defender Neco Williams https://t.co/mtHpk6LU8N
— John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) June 20, 2022

Awoniyi loved a prolific season within the Bundesliga, netting 15 occasions in 31 top-flight outings, in addition to grabbing two assists.

Forest on a buying spree

Additions on the midlands membership will not be anticipated to finish there, both, with strikes for each Mainz defender Moussa Niakhate and Manchester United shot-stopper Dean Henderson near completion, based on reviews.

Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, assured to get Dean Henderson mortgage deal accomplished this week. Talks in progress, private phrases agreed. ? #MUFC
Notthingham Forest are additionally working to signal Moussa Niakhaté from Mainz – negotiations are superior.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 20, 2022

They’re additionally taken with Liverpool defender Neco Williams, however will face competitors from Fulham, the place he spent a part of final season on mortgage, for his providers.

Forest are set to lose out on Djed Spence, nevertheless. The correct-back, who helped the membership to promotion, is reportedly set for a transfer to Tottenham this summer season.