Liverpool keep Awoniyi from Tottenham, City, Barcelona

<p>Liverpool have fought off huge interest to tie youngster Taiwo Awoniyi down to a new deal, according to reports.</p>, <p>TEAMtalk reckon Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City and Barcelona were all tracking the 20-year-old forward.</p>, <p>The highly-rated kid is set to sign a five-year contract at Anfield and join Monaco on a two-year loan deal to further his development.</p>, <p>Taiwo moved to Merseyside two years ago after being spotted in a Coca-Cola sponsored football tournament in London.</p>, <p>The attacker has been capped six times at Under-23 level for Nigeria and was on loan at Mouscron in Belgium scoring 10 goals with seven assists last season.</p>, <p>Taiwo, who signed for Liverpool in 2015 from ex-Wolves midfielder Seyi Olofinjana’s Imperial Soccer Academy for £400,000, has had work permit issues stalling his Anfield career.</p>, <p>He told the Liverpool Echo in March: “For me, my main concern is to keep working hard for Mouscron.</p>, <p>“It’s about scoring as much as I can, assisting goals.</p>, <p>“With the national team, the administrators and the coaches know the quality we have, and they know about me.</p>, <p>“There are a lot of Nigerian players in Belgium for them to watch, and hopefully I can catch their eye.”</p>