Liverpool young forward Taiwo Awoniyi is set for a loan move to Dutch outfit NEC Nijmegen.
Awoniyi joined the Reds last season but was sent out on a year-long loan to FSV Frankfurt
And manager Jurgen Klopp believes the 18-year-old needs more time away from the club to gain experience.
So, he is reportedly set to sign another year-long loan deal to join Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.
Neil Jones of the Liverpool Echo reports that the teenager will move to the Dutch side imminently, as the Reds send another young player out on loan.
Awoniyi joined Liverpool last summer, and was immediately loaned out to FSV Frankfurt, where he only managed one goal in 14 games.
He appeared mainly as a substitute, though, and at just 18 years of age, he is a player still very much developing his game.
It is believed that another loan spell at a European club will help aid the Nigerian in securing a work permit to play for the Reds on his return.
Although a number of German clubs have shown an interest in signing Awoniyi, as well as Hajduk Split and Tondela, NEC seem to have won the race for his signature.
The fact that the Eredivisie club are managed by youth development expert Peter Dyballa may have also played a key role in Awoniyi’s decision, with Dyballa having worked with Jurgen Klopp as U19s coach during their Borussia Dortmund days.
Dyballa led NEC to a 10th-placed finish in last season’s Dutch top flight, and will be hoping to build on this in 2016/17.
Awoniyi’s imminent departure is just the latest in a string of young Liverpool players going out on loan, as Klopp looks to trim down his squad ahead of the new season.
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