Nottingham Forest have signed all the paperwork for Taiwo Awoniyi deal with Union Berlin.
The 24-year-old Awoniyi who scored 15 Bundesliga goals for Union last season is linked with a move to promoted English Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
He reportedly has a 20 million euros (21.1 million dollars) release clause in his Union Berlin contract.
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“£17m release clause triggered and Liverpool will receive 10% of the transfer,” Fabrizio Romano confirmed the news on his Twitter handle on Friday.
The team’s coach, Urs Fischer, did not have a full squad available on Wednesday, after performance tests the previous two days, as several national team players are still on holiday.
Newly-signed Danilho Doekhi from Dutch club Vitesse joined the squad on Thursday, June 23.
The two arrivals from relegated Greuther Fürth, Paul Seguin and Jamie Lewelling, were also absent on Wednesday.
Defender Timo Baumgartl, whose loan from PSV Eindhoven was extended for another season, is set to join the squad next month after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer.
Union Berlin start the Bundesliga season with a home game against crosstown rivals Hertha Berlin on the weekend of August 6 and August 7.
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