EXCLUSIVE: LIVERPOOL PUSH MONACO FOR AWONIYI
EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool push Monaco for Awoniyi
Awoniyi (right) could now join U20 mate Iheanacho in England
by Staff Reporter
Sunday Jul 19, 2015. 09:00
AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal today that EPL side Liverpool may have jumped ahead of Monaco in the chase for Nigeria’s most sought after young striker Taiwo Awoniyi.
It has specially been gathered that Liverpool are now more likely to snap up the Nigeria U20 and U23 striker and then loan him out of England.
Monaco move ahead of Porto for Awoniyi
At a point in this ever-developing Awoniyi transfer saga, top Portuguese club FC Porto led the chasing pack.
Before the U20 World Cup in New Zealand in June, Awoniyi and his parents had settled for Porto, but a more interesting offer by Monaco meant a final decision on his future would have to wait.
“Liverpool are now the team most likely to sign Awoniyi,” a source informed AfricanFootball.com
“There are concrete offers on the table from the likes of Porto and Monaco, but the player himself said he would now love to join Liverpool.”
However, it is believed that speculations over Awoniyi will soon be a thing of the past when the striker turns 18 on August 12.
His adviser and former Nigeria international Seyi Olofinjana has insisted nothing can be concluded on the youngster’s transfer till when he would have clocked 18.
“He’s still a minor and anything now to do with his transfer would basically have to be a pre-contract agreement until he is 18, which will be in August,” he maintained.
Awoniyi’s exploits with the Nigeria U20s, the Flying Eagles, and now the country’s Olympic team have not gone unnoticed as he has sparked off interests across the world – from Turkey to France to Tunisia.
EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool push Monaco for Awoniyi
Awoniyi (right) could now join U20 mate Iheanacho in England
by Staff Reporter
Sunday Jul 19, 2015. 09:00
AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal today that EPL side Liverpool may have jumped ahead of Monaco in the chase for Nigeria’s most sought after young striker Taiwo Awoniyi.
It has specially been gathered that Liverpool are now more likely to snap up the Nigeria U20 and U23 striker and then loan him out of England.
Monaco move ahead of Porto for Awoniyi
At a point in this ever-developing Awoniyi transfer saga, top Portuguese club FC Porto led the chasing pack.
Before the U20 World Cup in New Zealand in June, Awoniyi and his parents had settled for Porto, but a more interesting offer by Monaco meant a final decision on his future would have to wait.
“Liverpool are now the team most likely to sign Awoniyi,” a source informed AfricanFootball.com
“There are concrete offers on the table from the likes of Porto and Monaco, but the player himself said he would now love to join Liverpool.”
However, it is believed that speculations over Awoniyi will soon be a thing of the past when the striker turns 18 on August 12.
His adviser and former Nigeria international Seyi Olofinjana has insisted nothing can be concluded on the youngster’s transfer till when he would have clocked 18.
“He’s still a minor and anything now to do with his transfer would basically have to be a pre-contract agreement until he is 18, which will be in August,” he maintained.
Awoniyi’s exploits with the Nigeria U20s, the Flying Eagles, and now the country’s Olympic team have not gone unnoticed as he has sparked off interests across the world – from Turkey to France to Tunisia.
