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Ian Doyle

Liverpool set transfer price of promising young attacker Taiwo Awoniyi as CSKA Moscow make enquiry

CSKA Moscow have become the latest team to enquire about Liverpool forward Taiwo Awoniyi.

The 21-year-old is a target for a number of clubs despite having never played a first-team game with the Reds due to work permit issues.

Awoniyi was most recently on a second loan spell at Belgian side Mouscron, where he scored 11 goals and claimed three assists in 16 appearances after joining in January.

Russian side CSKA Moscow have been keeping tabs on the Nigerian forward and are willing to pursue a permanent deal.

And Liverpool want £15million for Awoniyi, but are open to another loan move.

Taiwo Awoniyi (L) vies for the ball with Nicolas De Preville (C) during the UEFA Europa League first leg of the play off football match between Belgian team KAA Gent and French team FC Girondins de Bordeaux (KURT DESPLENTER/AFP/Getty Images)

German sides Schalke and Mainz have previously expressed an interest in the player, with a number of French and Belgian clubs willing to take him on a temporary basis.

Awoniyi joined Liverpool in August 2015 and signed an improved five-year contract last summer.

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But the Nigerian has not yet been eligible for a UK work permit, a situation that could be further complicated by the implications of Brexit.

Awoniyi has had loan spells FSV Frankfurt in Germany and Dutch side NEC Nijmegen, and was at Mouscron in 2017-18 before returning to the Belgian side in the New Year having struggled to make an impact at Gent during the first half of the campaign.

Gent were forced to pay Liverpool a financial penalty as part of the deal after Awoniyi failed to start 70% of their matches.

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