Fulham are one of six Premier League sides interested in taking Ajax striker Chuba Akpom on loan in January, according to Teamtalk.
The Whites are desperate to strengthen their striking options having struggled to score goals since selling Aleksandar Mitrovic to Saudi Arabia in August and previous target Akpom is open to returning to England only six months after leaving Middlesbrough having been voted the Championship’s player of the year.
The former Arsenal striker has only started a single league game during the Dutch giants dreadful start to the current campaign but despite being a back-up forward has netted five times in thirteen appearances. Ajax are reportedly open to offering their striker more regular first-team football via a loan switch back to England and Fulham, who have monitored the 28 year-old attacker closely over the past few years, would need to do battle with several top flight rivals to secure his services.
Teamtalk names Crystal Palace, Burnley, Everton, Luton Town and Sheffield United as potential suitors for the Newham-born forward. Akpom, who scored 29 goals in 42 appearances last term for Middlesbrough, is in the early stages of a five-year contract with Ajax.
Shows Tony’s ambition, Maja anyone?
We already have 3 middle of the road strikers we need an upgrade if we are to improve.
Akpom loan ?? Ha Ha Ha !! What a joke !!
Will shall see did well at Middlesbrough seems to know we’re goals is. It’s allright saying we need upgrade , but the other ones were looking at were have competition from the likes of Spurs Newcastle Chelsea etc who are bigger clubs with more money. And even if we get one agents will make us wait till end of January in case bigger club comes in. We need someone Early
I just wonder, as I don’t know him, if he’s PFL standard. As JohnB says we already have a bunch of strikers who, currently at least, are just not good enough. My advice to to TK is go large mate, we are in a bad place at the moment. This does presuppose that a quality striker would be prepared to join us. It’s a very competitive market out there for top quality does not come cheap.