Chuba Akpom Archives: 01/2017

Chuba Akpom has tweeted that he is ‘delighted’ to have joined Brighton on loan for the rest of the season.

Chuba Akpom has joined Brighton on loan until the end of the season.

Chuba Akpom is closing in on a move to Brighton until the end of the season.

Having already reported that Aston Villa appear to be front-runners for the 21-year-old’s signature on loan until the end of the campaign, it appears likely that the striker will depart north London for regular first-team minutes.

Aston Villa are the latest club to be linked with a loan move for Chuba Akpom.

With just over a week left of the January transfer window remaining, there are still a number of Arsenal’s talented youngsters who will be eyeing loan moves before the end of the month.

Cohen Bramall made his debut in Arsenal colours and Edward Nketiah came off the substitutes’ bench to score a goal and assist another as Arsenal u23s overturned a one-goal deficit to beat Southampton 3-1 away.

According to a recent report in the Times, three Championship sides are all interested in signing Chuba Akpom on loan until the end of the current campaign.

Chuba Akpom started and played the first-half of Arsenal u23s’ 2-1 victory over bottom side Derby County on Friday.

Edward Nketiah scored his fourth goal at u23 level to secure a slender but deserved victory for the Young Guns, as they returned to winning ways after a 3-2 away defeat against Liverpool in the second week of December.