Taiwo Awoniyi set to return to the English Premier League

Multiplle reports suggest that English Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest are set to announce Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi as their first major signing since clinching promotion to the Premier League.

Forest are in advanced talks over a club record £17.5m deal for the Union Berlin striker, who has a release clause with the Bundesliga side.

Awoniyi, 24, impressed for Union Berlin last season, scoring 15 league goals and is expected to become Steve Cooper’s first significant capture of the summer.

Forest are also poised to face Union Berlin in a pre-season friendly next month, with Awoniyi in line for a swift reunion with his former teammates.

Awoniyi was signed by Liverpool in August 2015 but never played a senior game for the club, playing for seven separate clubs (FSV Frankfurt, NEC, Mouscron (twice), Gent, Mainz and Union Berlin) on loan before joining Union Berlin permanently last year.

Meanwhile, Liverpool are poised to net just shy of £2m from the deal, which will see the Nigerian fulfill his dreams of playing in England.

“The Premier League is my dream. Everyone knows that, even here at the club,” Awoniyi told Kicker.de in April.