Nigerian Players Transfer Round Up: Awoniyi ends Liverpool nightmare, Chukwueze to the Premier League?

Soccernet Nigeria recaps the past week in the transfer window for Nigerian players in the links below. The confirmed move that is making the headlines is striker Taiwo Awoniyi finally securing a permanent move away from Liverpool FC to German Bundesliga club Union Berlin, where the 23-year-old scored 5 goals in 21 appearances last season on loan. Awoniyi endured seven loan spells away from Liverpool after arriving at the age of 18 due to not being able to obtain a work permit to play in English football and expressed that he was glad to finally have apparent stability at the club level. The striker is Union Berlin’s record signing with the transfer fee reportedly in the neighborhood of $9 million.