Chuba Akpom is set to complete his Ajax medical on Monday
Chuba Akpom is set to complete his Ajax medical on Monday (Image: PA)
Ajax have reportedly agreed a deal with Middlesbrough for former Arsenal youngster Chuba Akpom.
The Eredivisie giants this week reached an agreement with the Championship side over a £10.4million fee plus £1.7m in add-ons. Akpom has also agreed personal terms with Ajax as he looks set to pen a five-year deal.
The Athletic reports the 27-year-old received permission from Boro to travel to the Netherlands, where he will undergo a medical on Monday.
It marks a stunning move for the striker, who was formerly on Arsenal’s books before enjoying the best spell of his career in the Championship, where he netted 33 times in 79 appearances.
Akpom joined the Gunners’ famed Hale End academy aged six, going on to make his debut in the first team as a substitute in 2013. He did not manage to break through, however, making just four league appearances in five seasons amid constant loan spells at Brentford, Coventry, Nottingham Forest, Hull and Brighton.
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The forward eventually took a gamble and joined Greek outfit PAOK for £900,000 in search of regular football. There, he scored 18 goals in two seasons on his way to winning the Greek Super League and Greek Cup in 2018/19.
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Chuba Akpom came up through the Arsenal academy
The striker netted 28 goals in the Championship for Middlesbrough last season
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