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title: "Virals: Host of clubs have ‘made enquiries’ about Taiwo Awoniyi"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-07-02T09:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-07-02T09:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Host of clubs have ‘made enquiries’ about Taiwo Awoniyi

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/07/02/virals-liverpool-ask-for-information-on-inter-milan-star-nicolo-barella/) striker [Taiwo Awoniyi](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/05/26/virals-liverpool-willing-to-accept-offers-for-taiwo-awoniyi/) is attracting plenty of attention having finally obtained a work permit to play in the UK.

Having plied a trade away from Merseyside ever since [signing for the Reds](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/taiwo-awoniyi/transfers/spieler/295313) as a teenager in 2015, the 23-year-old Nigerian is now eligible to play domestically in England.

This could mean the Anfield club sanction the permanent sale with [Bundesliga side](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/table) Mainz, as well as Stoke City and West Brom ‘among’ those interested in the powerful frontman.

According to a report from [Goal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/konate-in-wijnaldum-out-how-liverpool-line-up-2021-22/15u228yvu423p1puyveuucy6bg), as cited by [LFC Transfer Room](https://twitter.com/LFCTransferRoom/status/1410850339855679489) on Twitter, enquiries have already been forthcoming regarding the availability of Awoniyi.

> Twitter: Mainz, West Brom and Stoke City have made enquiries about Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi. \[@neiljonesgoal – @Goal\] (@LFCTransferRoom)

The [Nigerian youth international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/taiwo-awoniyi/nationalmannschaft/spieler/295313/verein_id/31096) spent the 2020/21 campaign on loan at Union Berlin, scoring [five and registering another three assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/taiwo-awoniyi/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/295313) in 21 league outings.

Overall Awoniyi has netted [40 goals in 147 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/taiwo-awoniyi/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/295313) throughout a professional career that has spanned Germany, Holland and Belgium thus far.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Valued at £4.5million and contract to Liverpool until 2023 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/taiwo-awoniyi/marktwertverlauf/spieler/295313)), the Reds will be confident of obtaining a relatively steep fee for the striker this summer.

As Michael Edwards continues to [drum up interest](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/michael-edwards-real-story-behind-17994543) in the fringe players, a battle for signatures should help drive up the prices.

Whilst it’s [imperative](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-can-raise-80m-selling-20697081) to offload the likes of Awoniyi this summer in order to fund Klopp’s spending on the senior squad, the more cash generated the better.