The Premier League newcomers broke their transfer record to sign Awoniyi from Union Berlin on Saturday, with Forest understood to have paid around £17m for the 24-year-old, who bagged 15 goals in 31 Bundesliga appearances last season.
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The 24-year-old Nigerian has joined Steve Cooper’s side for £17.5 million and has signed a five-year contract.
He joined on a five-year deal from Union Berlin for a club record fee following impressive campaign for the Bundesliga club.
The 24-year-old striker is expected to leave Union Berlin this summer with Nottingham Forest believed to be close to signing him.
The Nigeria international started his professional career with Liverpool but never played a first-team game for the club.
An own goal from Levi Colwill proved the difference as Forest ended their 23-year exile from the top-flight with a 1-0 victory at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon. It also capped a stunning turnaround this season for the club, who were bottom of the table when Steve Cooper took over at the City Ground in September.
Bournemouth, together with Championship title winners Fulham, secured automatic promotion to the Premier League.
This evening’s contest will be the first time that these two sides have locked horns since April 1999, when they played out a 2-2 draw at the City Ground in the Premier League.
Southampton will host Manchester City and Liverpool will play the winner of Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town, who play each other in the fifth-round on Monday – the former having already knocked out the two most recent FA Cup winners in Leicester City and Arsenal.
The Championship side struck thrice in nine first-half minutes to race into a 3-0 lead after just 32 minutes.
Leicester City lifted the historic trophy for the first time in their club’s history last season with a 1-0 win over Chelsea.
Forest striker Lewis Grabban came off the bench to grab an 82nd-minute winner and set up a fourth-round clash against holder Leicester City.
The Tricky Trees, who sit bottom of the Championship table after five games, are keen to bring in a striker before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.
The 24-year-old, who started his career with Arsenal, has arrived at the Riverside on a three-year deal from Greek side PAOK
The league said that the decision followed the announcement on Tuesday that the owner of English second-tier club Nottingham Forest and Greek side Olympiakos, Evangelos Marinakis, tested positive to the virus
The former Norwich City and Nottingham Forest striker took his own life in 1998 aged 37, eight years after coming out publicly to the press
Chelsea put in a vintage performance worthy of their retro kits and cruised into the FA Cup fourth round after a dominant 2-0 win against Championship side Nottingham Forest.
The 67-year-old club legend was appointed by Forest in January as he succeeded Aitor Karanka at the City Ground
Nottingham Forest are on the verge of announcing the signing of former Nigeria U20 international, Sammy Ameobi, according to reports.
Nottingham Forest have appointed former player, Martin O’Neill, as their new manager, the Championship club said on Tuesday.