Liverpool's Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been granted a work permit to play in the UK - six years after signing for the club.
The 23-year-old joined Liverpool on a long-term deal in August 2015 from Nigeria's Imperial Academy, but has never played for The Reds due to his inability to secure a work permit.
It means Awoniyi, who is currently on a seventh loan spell outside of the United Kingdom at German side Union Berlin, is now eligible to be included in the Liverpool squad for next season.
"It's been a long process but finally [Taiwo] Awoniyi can now focus on his career either at Liverpool or somewhere in England," a top official at Imperial Academy told BBC Sport Africa.
"He has the ambition to play in the Premier League and hopefully he can do that next season."
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