Nottingham Forest have been buoyed by the arrival of Taiwo Awoniyi to their pre-season training camp in Spain.
The striker has joined the rest of his teammates ahead of Saturday’s friendly against Levante.
He had endured complications with his passport, but Steve Cooper said after Tuesday’s game that he hoped it would be resolved.
Now, Awoniyi is back in training with his Forest teammates. He will provide a welcome boost to Cooper’s touring party, with Hwang Ui-jo the only senior striker currently in Spain.
Awoniyi enjoyed a wonderful maiden campaign at the City Ground. He finished as the team’s top goalscorer with 11 goals in all competitions following a blistering May that saw him score six times.
Awoniyi will now be glad that his passport situation has been rectified. He can now get down to some hard work in Spain and he should get the chance to play against Levante on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest suffered a 1-0 defeat to Valencia on Wednesday night in Spain as Javi Guerra scored the only goal of the game – but Emmanuel Dennis was nowhere to be seen, amid reports that Leeds United wanted to sign him.
Dennis, 25, joined Forest last summer for a fee of £20m after having a hand in 16 goals in 37 games for Watford in the Premier League. A wonderful first campaign in England but he struggled to replicate said form while at Forest.
Dennis scored two goals and three assists; managing only 25 outings for Forest.
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