Eager to leave Ajax Amsterdam this winter, Chuba Akpom would be in the sights of many Ligue 1 clubs. Portrait.
In a situation of failure at Ajax Amsterdam, Chuba Akpom would like to go on loan this winter and would be open to a departure in Ligue 1 where AS Saint-Étienne, RC Lens, FC Nantes, Stade Rennais, LOSC or even OGC Nice could be attentive to his situation. Taking advantage of the interest of all these clubs in the English striker, we tell you a little more about this player.
Akpom is a baby Gunner
Born in London but of Nigerian origin, Chuba Akpom completed his entire training at Arsenal, where he arrived at the age of six. After having played in all the youth categories with the Gunners, he took part in his first match as a professional, on September 14, 2013, during a Premier League match against Sunderland (1-3). He was only 17 years old then.
Akpom has already traveled a lot
But he then struggled to confirm and establish himself with the Arsenal first team, hence his successive loans to Brentford, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Hull City, Brighton and Sint-Truiden. And he will finally leave Arsenal in the summer of 2018 to join PAOK Salonika. After two rather convincing seasons in Greece, Chuba Akpom returns to England to Middlesbrough. And it is at Boro where he really shines, especially during the 2022-2023 season where he scored no less than 22 goals in 40 Championship matches played. Which opened the doors to Ajax Amsterdam, who paid 12.3 million euros plus 2 million euros in bonuses to recruit him in the summer of 2023. But since his arrival in the Netherlands, the player trained at Arsenal has all the difficulty in the world to impose himself and does not always play in his prediction position. Pure number 9, he has often been used on the wings by Francesco Farioli since the start of the season. Hence his desires elsewhere this winter.
The qualities of Akpom
Right-handed, 1m83 tall, Chupa Akpom is a powerful attacker, very good with his head and who moves and positions himself very well. Far from being technically weak, he still has some shortcomings in terms of passing and playing with his partners. But overall, he has all the qualities of a number 9 and is quite effective in front of goal. And that’s what we especially ask of a center forward.
Akpom almost joined RC Lens in the summer of 2023
If Chuba Akpom would not say no to Ligue 1 this winter, he was already not far from joining it a year and a half ago. And for good reason, in August 2023, Middlesbrough and RC Lens had reached an agreement for the transfer of the player to the Sang et Or. But the arrival of Chuba Akpom at Racing was not finalized, His agents being at the same time in negotiations with Ajax Amsterdam, it was ultimately with the legendary Dutch club that the London native signed up for five seasons. Obviously not holding a grudge, RC Lens, looking for a center forward for the second part of the season, would still be interested in Chuba Akpom.
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