Chuba Akpom of Ajax battles for possession with Pau Torres of Aston Villa. (Photograph by Michael Regan/Getty Photos)
It’s clear that Leicester Metropolis want objectives so as 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 objectives.
What’s extra, he’s gone underneath the radar and likewise has intensive expertise in English soccer.
Chuba Akpom started his profession at Arsenal, is at present at Ajax, however has additionally hung out 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 want him to hit the bottom working this season.
De Telegraaf (subscription required) recommend that the Foxes are already making ready the paperwork for the participant to signal, and in the event that they’re fast sufficient off the mark, it’s completely potential Akpom may very well be out there for Leicester’s weekend sport in opposition to fellow relegation candidates, Everton.
Leicester are additionally concerned about Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, nonetheless, van Nistelrooy’s arch nemesis, Martin Keown, has recommended the Dutchman must 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 taking part in 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 sport 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 might be signed from the Dutch giants earlier than Monday’s deadline, it’d effectively be the one signing that really saves van Nistelrooy from the axe.
Given he was a superb striker himself, one might be assured that his experience will probably be of big worth to the 29-year-old Akpom.