Chuba Akpom of Ajax battles for possession with Pau Torres of Aston Villa. (Photograph by Michael Regan/Getty Photographs)
It’s clear that Leicester Metropolis want targets with a view to save them from relegation to the Championship, and Ruud van Nistelrooy has recognized a brand new striker for the Foxes who’s a digital assure of targets.
What’s extra, he’s gone below the radar and in addition has intensive expertise in English soccer.
Chuba Akpom started his profession at Arsenal, is presently at Ajax, however has additionally frolicked at Middlesbrough, PAOK, Sint-Truidense, Brighton and Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest, Hull Metropolis, Coventry Metropolis and Brentford.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has recognized his new striker
Throughout that point, Akpom has racked up a formidable 170 objective or help contributions (transfermarkt), and van Nistelrooy is actually going to wish him to hit the bottom operating this season.
De Telegraaf (subscription required) counsel that the Foxes are already getting ready the paperwork for the participant to signal, and in the event that they’re fast sufficient off the mark, it’s fully doable Akpom might be out there for Leicester’s weekend recreation in opposition to fellow relegation candidates, Everton.
Leicester are additionally interested by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, nonetheless, van Nistelrooy’s arch nemesis, Martin Keown, has recommended the Dutchman ought to be sacked, which might throw any transfers into doubt.
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Keown’s feedback aren’t with out basis both. Regardless of the meat that each gamers had with one another throughout their enjoying careers, the previous Arsenal man makes a reputable level as to van Nistelrooy’s suitability as Leicester boss.
Chuba Akpom may save Ruud van Nistelrooy’s job
Since a win in his first recreation in cost in opposition to West Ham, van Nistelrooy has drawn one, received two (together with in opposition to QPR within the FA Cup) and misplaced seven of his video games in cost (WhoScored).
If Akpom could be signed from the Dutch giants earlier than Monday’s deadline, it’d nicely be the one signing that really saves van Nistelrooy from the axe.
Given he was a wonderful striker himself, one could be assured that his experience can be of big worth to the 29-year-old Akpom.
