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Good news for Taiwo Awoniyi as his Premier League dream is now achievable

The former Golden Eaglets star has been waiting for a very long time to play in the English top-flight, but he now has the opportunity to fulfil his dream

Liverpool star Taiwo Awoniyi can now fulfil his dream of playing in the English Premier League after he was finally given a UK work permit from next season.

Awoniyi joined the Reds in 2015, but he’s yet to play an official game for Jurgen Klopp’s side as he does not have a work permit.

The Nigerian attacker’s contract with Liverpool expires in 2023, but he has spent every season to date on loan at different clubs to gain enough experience to secure a work permit.

Awoniyi, who is currently on loan at Union Berlin, has now finally received the permit and could play his football in England next season.

It remains to be seen if Liverpool are interested in keeping him, especially with Divock Origi likely to leave Anfield this summer.

However, should the Reds decide to sell the 22-year-old, there won’t be a shortage of offers for his services both in the Premier League and Championship.

The former Dream team striker has struggled for most parts of his loan stints at different clubs, but he seems to have found his feet at Union Berlin.

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Awoniyi has scored five times and registered three assists in 21 league games for Union Berlin this season, although he only returned from a three-month layoff last weekend.

This post was last modified on May 18, 2021 2:16 pm

Joba Ogunwale

Oluwajoba Ogunwale has many years of experience as a sports content writer. The most recent of these was at Opera News, after which he took up the role of Editor-in-Chief at Soccernet.

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