Chuba Akpom of Ajax battles for possession with Pau Torres of Aston Villa. (Photograph by Michael Regan/Getty Pictures)
It’s clear that Leicester Metropolis want targets in an effort 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 beneath 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 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 working 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 could possibly be obtainable for Leicester’s weekend sport towards fellow relegation candidates, Everton.
Leicester are additionally thinking about Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, nevertheless, van Nistelrooy’s arch nemesis, Martin Keown, has prompt the Dutchman needs 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 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 towards West Ham, van Nistelrooy has drawn one, received two (together with towards QPR within the FA Cup) and misplaced seven of his video games in cost (WhoScored).
If Akpom may be signed from the Dutch giants earlier than Monday’s deadline, it would properly be the one signing that truly saves van Nistelrooy from the axe.
Given he was a wonderful striker himself, one may be assured that his experience will probably be of big worth to the 29-year-old Akpom.
