The sell-on clause will bring Liverpool's net profit on the striker to £7.8m despite never playing a game for the club.

The Reds are back in the Premier League and look to have captured a talented striker for the tricky challenge ahead.

Goals may be at a premium for the promoted side next term and they are hoping to recruit a man who knows how to score.

A Bundesliga hitman worth £16.5million could be bound for the Premier League, with the Hammers leading the charge

"It's a nice sum, I have to say. For us, that would be a departure into a whole new dimension."

West Ham are involved in a three-way scrap to sign Taiwo Awoniyi whose valued has almost quadrupled since leaving Liverpool last summer.

A striker Liverpool sold last summer has revealed why a Prem return could be on the cards, and a clause could give the Reds a transfer edge.

The Nigerian was continually packed off on loan after making a £400,000 switch to Anfield from the Imperial Soccer Academy in 2015.

Neither player has had much of a chance at Anfield - for varying reasons - but they could still land the club some useful funds

Liverpool could pull off another piece of transfer magic by selling a striker who has never played in red for £8m.

A 23-year-old Liverpool striker has been granted a work permit and is set to return to the club this summer

The striker joined the Reds in 2015 but is yet to play for them, although he has caught the eye out on loan this season

After a difficult start in Germany, the forward has really caught the eye in recent weeks.

Liverpool are reportedly ready to cut short a striker's loan spell which has seen him play just 146 minutes this season.

Taiwo Awoniyi has been told by Jurgen Klopp to make Mainz his home for the next two years ahead of a potential return to Liverpool.

Liverpool Under-23 striker Taiwo Awoniyi has admitted that his dream of playing for the Reds' first team is looking unlikely.

Schalke are reportedly hoping to talk Liverpool into the sale of a Nigerian youngster, with the striker's future in the balance.

TEAMtalk can reveal that Liverpool have fended off major interest from England and abroad to persuade Taiwo Awoniyi to sign a new deal.

Liverpool have announced the signing of Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi, who will immediately head out on loan with FSV Frankfurt.