Jesse Marsch wanted to sign Taiwo Awoniyi for Leeds United
Well, Jesse Marsch has said that he looked at signing Taiwo Awoniyi for Leeds United. The former Leeds head coach made the revelation on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports Premier League.
Marsch was in charge of Leeds from February 2022 until February 2023. The American, who wanted to sign Benjamin Sesko, replaced Marcelo Bielsa as the head coach of the Whites and managed to keep the team in the Premier League.
However, Leeds sacked Marsch in February 2023 with the team in danger of getting relegated to the Championship. The West Yorkshire club did end up in the bottom three of the Premier League table this season. They are now aiming for automatic promotion.
Marsch has now claimed that he wanted to sign Awoniyi from Union Berlin in the summer of 2022. The 26-year-old striker cost Nottingham Forest £17.5 million in transfer fees (Sky Sports)
This past weekend, Forest defeated West Ham United 2-0 at the City Ground in the Premier League thanks to a goal from Awoniyi.
During injury time in the first half, the Nigerian international scored.
When talking about Awoniyi’s goal against West Ham on Sky Sports Premier League (7:22 pm, February 19, 2024), Marsch stated, “Yeah, we looked at him for Leeds, and he came from the Bundesliga as well.” Good sportsman. Excellent touch there, strong, quick, and technically flawless.
Taiwo Awoniyi doing well at Nottingham Forest
Taiwo Awoniyi has had injury problems at Nottingham Forest, but when he has been in form, he has played well and scored important goals.
This season, the 26-year-old has made 11 starts and three substitute appearances for Forest in the Premier League. In those games, he has tallied six goals and provided two assists.
During the previous season, the striker played in the Premier League for the Reds with 17 starts and 10 substitute appearances. In those games, he contributed one assist and ten goals.
