Revealed: How Nottingham Forest scouted Awoniyi

For months, Nottingham Forest reportedly scouted for Taiwo Awoniyi of their bid to signal the striker from German Bundesliga.

The Athletic has claimed that Nottingham Forest scouted Awoniyi meticulously earlier than signing him this summer time.

The Reds paid a charge of £17 million for the talisman, breaking their membership file switch charge again in July.

Forest spent an enormous sum of money in the summertime switch window. Their membership file could be smashed as soon as once more later within the window after they paid £25 million plus add-ons for Morgan Gibbs-White.

Awoniyi scored 20 instances for Union Berlin final season. They secured a spot in Europe and the uncompromising striker was integral to the membership’s success within the Bundesliga throughout 2021/22.

It was anticipated by the German outfit that Awoniyi would depart the membership in the summertime. The participant had considered the Premier League as an space of unfinished enterprise after failing to win a piece allow throughout his time on Liverpool’s books.

Forest supporters will likely be refreshed to know that Awoniyi has been meticulously scouted.

Forest’s head of abroad recruitment George Syrianos has fancied the 25-year-old for a while and was eager to carry him to the Metropolis Floor.

It was thought that Awoniyi might have the same affect on Forest to that of Keinan Davis. The Reds had been by no means going to half with £15 million to signal the Aston Villa talisman and different choices had been checked out.

The 2 gamers are barely totally different of their types. It’s felt that Awoniyi might strike up the same rapport with the supporters, nonetheless, if he’s given a correct likelihood on the membership.

The gifted striker hasn’t actually had a correct likelihood to make a reputation for himself on the Metropolis Floor but.

He did rating the group’s first objective again within the top-flight although, throughout a 1-0 win over West Ham.

It’s going to maybe delight supporters that Forest is just not making signings which are thought-about off the cuff. Awoniyi was watched for months and that ought to put among the extra cynical supporters comfortable.