Joins Lille on loan Akpom has joined Lille on loan from Ajax until the end of the season with a purchase option, the club announced. "It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of Chuba. W... Impact Akpom is a product of Arsenal's youth academy. He spent time on loan at several clubs before establishing himself at PAOK Salonika, scoring 29 goals in three seasons. He later joined Middlesbrough, finishing the 2022-23 season with 29 goals in 42 matches and earning Player of the Year and Top Scorer honors in the Championship. Akpom then moved to Ajax Amsterdam, where he scored 15 goals in 36 appearances during the 2023-24 season and has already netted eight goals this season, including four in the Europa League.
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