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It has been five years since the former Golden Eaglets star joined the Reds, but he is not any closer to playing for Jurgen Klopp’s side<\/em><\/p>\n Taiwo Awoniyi has not played a single game since moving to Liverpool in 2015, and the Nigerian youth international says he seriously considered quitting the club permanently in the summer.<\/p>\n Awoniyi is still not eligible for a work permit in England as he hasn’t featured yet for the Nigeria senior national team. This situation has robbed him of the chance to play in the English Premier League.<\/p>\n A hero of Nigeria’s triumph at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the 2015 African U20 Championship in Senegal, Awoniyi is yet to light up his career as expected.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old has had seven loan spells in clubs across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and agreed to a temporary deal with Union Berlin in September for the entire 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n Awoniyi insists he retains the ambition of playing for the Reds, but he prefers to leave Liverpool for the opportunity to settle down somewhere else.<\/p>\n “It is my dream to play for Liverpool. But me playing for Liverpool has to do with getting my work permit,” Awoniyi told ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Without it, there is no chance for me discussing about playing for Liverpool for now.<\/p>\n “This season was maybe a bit tough to make the decision because honestly, I was hoping to leave permanently.<\/p>\n “Liverpool have been great, they have been so supportive, and we always talk with the director and every time, they tell me to be patient.<\/p>\n “But the reason I discussed something permanent this season was just that I felt most loans I have been to have not really been the way I want it.<\/p>\n “And I felt like it happens that way because the loan players get less of an advantage than the players of their own club.<\/p>\n “That was what made me think, okay, maybe it’s time to find a home with my family.”<\/p>\n Awoniyi has featured seven times for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga this term, opening his goal account for the club in the 2-1 defeat of Cologne<\/a> a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n