1FC Union Berlin of Germany striker, Taiwo Awoniyi has expressed delight with new work permit rules put in place in England, which he believes should aid his search for clearance that would help him finally settle down and play for Liverpool in the English Premier League.
The UAE 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup gold medalist has been on the cards of The Reds since 2015, when he signed his first contract at Anfield, but work permit regulations and international matches ratios have stopped him from playing for the Merseyside club.
Megasportsaena.com reports further that, despite all odds, the product of Imperial Football Academy of Odoogbolu in Ogun State is looking on the bright side of things and the former youth international firmly declared that he still wants to get into Jurgen Klopp’s team.
After spending the last six and a half years on loan from Anfield, the 22-year-old Awoniyi says his focus remains on playing for Liverpool and he continues harbouring a strong hope that he will soon eventually fulfill his life-long dream of playing in the English Premier League.
Three years ago, Awoniyi committed his long-term future to Liverpool with a contract extension that will run out in June 2023 and, though his future with the Merseyside outfit might appear bleak in the eyes of many critics and fans, the striker believes his dream of playing in the English top-flight can still come to pass.
He is currently on his seventh loan spell in Berlin, where he has scored five goals in 19 German Bundesliga matches this season but, following the review of the work permit rules post-Brexit, the former FSV Frankfurt of Germany, Groningen of Holland, KAA Gent and Royal Mouscron of Belgium as well as ex-SV Mainz of Germany star believes he will still get to play for Liverpool.
Awoniyi told World Soccer: “If I become eligible to play in the UK, I think I can have a say on what my decision will be. Things have changed remarkably with the new rules and this will certainly help me decide my next step.
“Liverpool will always be the priority for me and I am grateful to everyone at the club. I still don’t have the work permit to play in England. But with the new rules in place, and the minutes I have played this season in Germany, no one knows what the future holds regarding the UK work permit.
“Presently I am still a Liverpool player until the last day of my contract, but no one knows what the future holds. My dream has always been to play in the Premier League and it’s why I signed for Liverpool. I still keep the dream alive but if leaving will facilitate it, why not?
“The future is in God’s hands and I keep my hope alive. At the moment it is impossible to say what might or might not happen in the future, but I trust and believe in God and that keeps all of my hopes alive.”
