Coventry City announced the signing of Taiwo Awoniyi from fellow Premier League side Nottingham Forest on Monday, as media reports said the Nigeria striker joined for a fee of around nine million pounds ($12 million).
Awoniyi, 29, spent his six years as a Liverpool player on various loan spells and had a stint at Union Berlin before joining Forest in 2022.
He made 90 Premier League appearances for Forest and scored 21 goals.
An injury from a collision with the post forced Awoniyi to undergo abdominal surgery in May 2025, during which he was placed in an artificially induced coma.
He returned in July, but suffered a knee injury in November that kept him out for another month last season.
"I'm really looking forward to working with my new teammates, I have seen how amazing they have been last season, coming up from the Championship," Awoniyi said in a statement.
Coventry visit Arsenal on Friday for their first Premier League game in 25 years.
-Reuters
Awoniyi, 29, spent his six years as a Liverpool player on various loan spells and had a stint at Union Berlin before joining Forest in 2022.
He made 90 Premier League appearances for Forest and scored 21 goals.
An injury from a collision with the post forced Awoniyi to undergo abdominal surgery in May 2025, during which he was placed in an artificially induced coma.
He returned in July, but suffered a knee injury in November that kept him out for another month last season.
"I'm really looking forward to working with my new teammates, I have seen how amazing they have been last season, coming up from the Championship," Awoniyi said in a statement.
Coventry visit Arsenal on Friday for their first Premier League game in 25 years.
-Reuters
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