Interest from Premier League
Taiwo Awoniyi was there again last Friday: The Union Berlin striker scored the winning goal against 1. FC Köln to make it 1-0 and increased his goals tally to twelve in the Bundesliga – only five players have scored more in the current season German upper house. It seems more than questionable whether the 24-year-old will continue to hunt for goals for the “Iron” in the coming season.
Awoniyi draws level with Diaby: The Bundesliga top scorer list 21/22
16 Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg) – 7 goals
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As of April 4, 2022
16 Max Kruse (Wolfsburg & Union) – 7 goals
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16 Rafael Borre (Eintracht Frankfurt) – 7 goals
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16 Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) – 7 goals
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16 Alassane Plea (Gladbach) – 7 goals
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16 Leroy Sane (Bayern) – 7 goals
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16 Thomas Muller (Bayern) – 7 goals
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16 Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) – 7 goals
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16 Ihlas Bebou (Hoffenheim) – 7 goals
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12 Sebastian Polter (Bochum) – 8 goals
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12 Branimir Hrgota (Fuerth) – 8 goals
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12 Masaya Okugawa (Arminia Bielefeld) – 8 goals
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12 Jonas Hofmann (Gladbach) – 8 goals
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10 Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz 05) – 9 goals
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10 Marco Reus (BVB) – 9 goals
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9 Andre Silva (RB Leipzig) – 10 goals
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8 Serge Gnabry (Bayern) – 11 goals
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6 Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin) – 12 goals
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6 Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen) – 12 goals
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5 Anthony Modeste (1. FC Koln) – 15 goals
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3 Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) – 16 goals
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3 Erling Haaland (BVB) – 16 goals
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2 Patrik Schick (Bayer 04) – 20 goals
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1 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) – 31 goals
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According to information from “Bild” newspaper it is very likely that the attacker will leave in the summer, Union will not resist a sale. The “kicker” also reports that Awoniyi is one of the prominent candidates for a change alongside Sheraldo Becker (27). Goal had previously reported interest from West Ham United, Newcastle United and Southampton FC from the Premier League.
As a possible transfer, the online portal speculated about a sum of 30 million euros, which would make Awoniyi by far the most expensive departure of the Köpenicker. “It’s a nice sum, I have to say. For us, that would be a departure into a whole new dimension,” commented Unions Sport Managing Director Oliver Ruhnert on “DAZN” on the sidelines of the Cologne game.
Exit from Union Berlin? Coach Fischer ‘can’t influence’ Awoniyi
Even if Awoniyi’s ex-club FC Liverpool reportedly participates in a sale with ten percent of the transfer fee, the Berliners can expect a substantial transfer plus. Union had transferred €6.5m to the Reds for the Nigerian international last summer after a one-year loan. Since then, Awoniyi has scored 17 goals (four assists) in 36 competitive games and is by far the most successful striker in coach Urs Fischer’s team.
“One or the other top performer has left us or will leave us in the future,” said the Swiss coach to “kicker” about the plans of the “iron” for the coming season. When asked explicitly about a possible departure from Awoniyi, Fischer added that the Union structure could possibly wobble, “but I don’t have that in mind. I can’t influence that.”
With Prömel, Kruse & Co: The most valuable departures from Union Berlin
11 Marius Bülter | 21/22 to Schalke | Market value at that time: €1.7 million
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Transfer fee: €800,000
(Data as of February 21, 2022)
9 Toni Leistner | 18/19 to QPR | Market value at the time: €2 million
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free transfer
9 Neven Subotic | 20/21 to Denizlispor | Market value at the time: €2 million
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free transfer
8 Marvin Friedrich | 19/20 to FC Augsburg | Market value at the time: €3 million
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Transfer fee: €1 million
6 Steven Skrzybski | 18/19 to Schalke | Market value at the time: €3.5 million
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Transfer fee: €3.2 million
6 Max Kruse | 21/22 to VfL Wolfsburg | Market value at the time: €3.5 million
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Transfer fee: €5 million
5 Grischa Prömel | 22/23 to TSG Hoffenheim | Current market value: €4.5 million
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free transfer
4 Christopher Lenz | 21/22 to E. Frankfurt | Market value at the time: €5 million
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free transfer
2 Robert Andrich | 21/22 to Bayer 04 | Market value at the time: €7 million
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Transfer fee: €6.5 million
2Sebastian Andersson | 20/21 to 1. FC Cologne | Market value at the time: €7 million
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Transfer fee: €6.5 million
1 Marvin Friedrich | 21/22 to M’gladbach | Market value at the time: €10 million
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Transfer fee: €5.5 million
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