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Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi granted UK work permit with Fulham & West Brom among clubs keen on £8m deal

The Nigerian joined the Reds in 2015 but has spent the last six years on a series of loans in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands

Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been granted a UK work permit for the 2021-22 season, Goal can reveal.

And the Reds have already fielded enquiries from at least seven clubs over a summer move for the Nigerian, with Fulham and West Brom among those keen.

Awoniyi joined Liverpool in 2015, but has spent the past six years on loan at a host of clubs across Europe. He has spent this campaign with Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.