Nigerian star to remain with German side

Mainz handler, Rouven Schroder has confirmed negotiations are ongoing between his club and Liverpool to extend the loan contact of Nigerian born Taiwo Awoniyi at Opel Arena till the end of next season.

The 22-year-old forward joined the German club last summer and first found it hard to tie down a starting berth.

Fortunately, the Nigerian, currently has been experiencing sort of boom in performance l since the Bundesliga restarted, playing every game and scoring in the 2-2 draw at Koln, his first for the club and of the season.

He was also in action for 90 minutes in Mainz’s last two league appearances, the most recent a shock 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.

“I am very, very positive about him,” Schroder told Bild. “Taiwo never let himself down, always had his head up and the absolute will to improve was never negative. It is a symbol of how team sport works.

“We are in an exchange with Liverpool, that is an open position. We are now waiting for the last games. Then we’ll see what the next steps are.”

Awoniyi expressed his joy over his currently sterling exploits for Mainz.

“Coming here is just to make myself better. Even without playing for a while, coming in on Sunday just really shows I’ve really improved since coming to Germany. That’s the goal with being on loan,” he said previously on Liverpool’s official website.

“I don’t think I’m the same player as I was in the last few years. I personally have seen improvement in my game and I believe most Liverpool coaches have seen that as well.

“I just have to be prepared to improve myself and work on my weak points as well. When I’m back at LFC, I hope they will see that.”