Nottingham Forest break transfer record on former Liverpool striker

DONE DEAL: Nigeria's Taiwo Awoniyi fights for the ball with Mo Salah during the African Cup of Nations Group D soccer match between Egypt and Nigeria in Garoua, Cameroon, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Pic: AP Photo/Footografiia

Nottingham Forest have broken the club’s transfer record to make striker Taiwo Awoniyi their first signing since being promoted to the Premier League.

The top-flight newcomers have paid Union Berlin £17m for the Nigeria international who has signed a five-year deal at the City Ground after passing a medical on Thursday. Forest beat off stiff competition from a number of clubs in England and Germany for the striker who scored 15 goals in the Bundesliga last season.