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Premier League 27-year-old star entered ICU seriously injured! Still unconscious: life-threatening, 2 surgeries will be taken

11:11am, 15 May 2025【Football】

The injury of 27-year-old Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Avoniy touched the hearts of fans. On May 14, the Daily Mail exclusively revealed that the Premier League striker is currently in a coma, which is a serious injury with a life-threatening risk. Avoniyi will undergo two surgeries on Wednesday.

The 36th round of the Premier League on the 11th, Nottingham Forest vs. Leicester City. In the 87th minute of the game, Nottingham Forest launched a fast attack and Avoniyi inserted at high speed. After completing the grabbing point, Avoniyi's body hit the post hard.

At the first time, Avoniyi was not replaced and returned to the court after treatment. However, the Nigerian center was unable to hold on to the game. In the end, the game tied 2-2, Nottingham Forest lost the key 2 points, ranking 7th in the Premier League, one point behind Chelsea in the Champions League.

Avoniyi's abdomen collided with the column, which was much worse than expected. The Daily Mail revealed that on the second day after his serious injury, Avoniyi was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery. According to the official notice of Nottingham Forest, Avoniyi's surgery was very successful.

However, the first emergency surgery cannot solve all the problems. The Daily Mail pointed out that Avoniyi's injuries were in a fatal danger. Avoniyi is currently living in the ICU ward. According to the doctor's plan, he had to undergo two surgeries on Tuesday, but the medical situation is a bit complicated and the operation is postponed and is expected to be completed on Wednesday.

In Avoniyi, ICU, currently in a "induced coma", which uses pain relief, anesthesia and other methods to put the patient in a coma and prevent the patient from feeling uncomfortable due to severe pain.

Avoniyi was seriously injured, and there was a small episode in the game. Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis entered the field and had a dispute with coach Nuno. The official notice of Forest explained: Avoniy struggled on the court due to severe pain, and the boss Marinakis walked into the court out of caring instinct. In fact, the boss did not clash with Nuno, which was misleading from the media.

27-year-old Avoniyi plays as a center and joins Liverpool in 2015, but has never played for Liverpool. During his time at Liverpool, Avoniyi was loaned to Mainz, Frankfurt, Ghent and other teams. In 2021, Avoniyi joined Berlin United and came to Nottingham Forest one year later. In the forest for 3 years, Avoniyi scored 19 goals in 85 appearances.