News about Chuba Akpom

MATT BARLOW: It's unclear how the 22-year-old Brazilian adapts to English football and moves on next season, but it's all the hallmarks of a classic Brentford owner Matthew Benham and his recruiting staff, led by director of football Phil Giles and technical director Lee Dykes. When Thiago left Cruzeiro in March 2022, the first player sold by the club after the takeover led by club legend Ronaldo, his recruitment experts had ruled them out of the second tier of Brazilian football. Bruges paid a team record £7.5 million for him last summer and Premier League excitement increased with the midwinter goal shootout in Belgium's Pro League, after an outstanding stint at Ludogorets in Bulgaria. If Brentford waited until the summer with him scoring at the same rate, it is fair to say that Thiago would have been out of their range, and that Bruges are eager to do business in January.

LEWIS STEELE: Danny and Nicky Cowley's new year kicked off with a bang, with the sociable pair given the Colchester United job. But 2024 has already seen the older brother being compelled to drop last year's health-kick resolution, given the fact of football's beast. Danny Cowley tells Mail Sport, 'This job is 24-7 and there's not enough time for sleep.' I walked every single day for at least an hour in 2023. I've been in this job for six days, and I've already had three days where I did absolutely no exercise. All my healthy habits are based on Gone.'

Tim Pieters and the rest of his Dutch fourth division colleagues had a night to remember on Thursday, and it was also one of his 12 housemates that will be reminisncing for a long time. The USV Hercules beat Ajax 3-2 in the cup, bringing more misery on the country's largest team. Pieters, an amateur who also works in law, was on the scoresheet as his team beat the odds to advance to the third round.

Ajax defeated Heerenveen on Sunday as Chuba Akpom continued their upturn under new manager John van't Schip. After 24 minutes as Steven Berghuis crossed the ball to the far post and captain Steven Bergwijn steered the ball past Heeren goalkeeper Andries Noppert, Ajax took the lead against the run of play.

Given the pyrotechnics that compelled De Klassieker's to be scrapped, it was tempting to wonder if Ajax's season hadn't already gone up in smoke. Fans of football vs. rioting in their own stadium and fighting police outside, their team was left just two points above the relegation zone, and Sven Mislintat's brutal dismissal made for an exciting Sunday in Amsterdam. The preeminent club of Dutch football has fallen into disarray once more, and it isn't quite clear how things are going to get better.

MATT BARLOW: MATT BARLOW: Although Premier League clubs were investing £2.36 billion on transfers, Maidstone United were battling to replace two outdated toilet blocks and wondering where they would find the £250,000 needed to replace their 3G pitch next season. Grimsby were signing a dozen players but a safety audit revealed it had become a point of urgency after years of neglect under former owners. Another £100,000 had already been scheduled to reseed the playing surface at Blundell Park and the training pitches. They were at Lincoln trying to protect their earnings amid the cost-of-living crisis and inflation, which has raised prices by around 18 percent since the start of last season.

LEWIS STEELE: It's a breathtaking train ride into Southend, along the coast, and through Leigh-on-Sea, the fishing town. However, my last few visits have been tinged with sadness and annoyance, as the job has always been to cover England's worst-run club. Fans of Southend United will not object to me using that word to describe their beloved club, an institution of our sport, who has spent 102 years in the Football League.

Chuba Akpom will return to England 'next year,' according to Huddersfield boss Neil Warnock, if Ajax plays as a striker. After entering the last year of his deal with the Championship side, Akpom joined the Dutch giants this week in a £10.5 million transfer from Middlesbrough. With 28 goals to help Michael Carrick's side finish fourth last season, where they were eliminated by Coventry in the play-offs.

Chuba Akpom has made the move to Ajax from Middlesbrough. The 27-year-old forward was the Championship's top scorer with 28 goals last season to help Michael Carrick's side finish fourth, and then advance to the play-offs where they were defeated by Coventry. Akpom, a former Arsenal trainee, was in the final year of his deal with Boro, and his move to the Dutch giants was confirmed as a £10.5 million (€12.3 million) contract. According to Ajax, the amount can rise to £12.23 million (€14.3 million) as a result of many factors.

Chuba Akpom, a striker who was also sought by Sheffield United and Lens, has agreed a £12 million contract with Middlesbrough for the striker Chuba Akpom. On Monday, the 27-year-old will fly to Holland for a medical visit. Akpom, a former Arsenal youth player, joined Greek side PAOK in 2018 before heading back to the United Kingdom to join Middlesbrough in 2020.

ADRIAN KAJUMBA: Lens, a French club, has made a £8 million bid for Midsbrough striker Chuba Akpom. Akpom top earned the division's top player of the season with 28 Championship goals in 40 games. The 27-year-old's form during his best season of his career has also attracted followers both locally and internationally.

Exclusive INTERVIEW BY LEWIS STEELE: There are a number of sites where you can begin to learn about Chuba Akpom's rollercoaster life in football. Perhaps it was when he joined Arsenal's prestigious Hale End academy at the age of six, began a professional deal at 17 years old and was named as one of the Gunners' best young stars by Arsene Wenger.

It's the most glorious time of the Football League year, with play-off games starting on Friday at London Road and culminating with three Wembley finals over the last Bank Holiday weekend in May. Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Coventry, and Sunderland are all hoping to return to English football's top-flight. The Pyramid's main talking points are discussed in this article.

The Millers had been relegated in each of their previous three seasons, but Hakeem Odoffin's strong second-half attack secured their survival ahead of what was likely to be a tense final-day trip to bottom side Wigan. Victory has promised that they would not be able to be caught by Reading, who, following their six-point deduction, now occupy the third and final relegation position. The Royals can now only beat Huddersfield, who are three points higher than them, and have a game in hand and a marginally better goal difference.

EFL COLUMN LEWIS STEELE: A party started in the dark when the lights went out at Priestfield, but Leyton Orient is the best team in League Two, and perhaps the most touching story in EFL. It's one of a community club plunging to the ground and then scaling the peak. After promotion, a club statement said, 'Through all of the pain, grief, and questions.' 'Through all of the joy, passion, and faith, I'm sure.' We're here to say we're on a collision course. Are you a student at the University of On the other hand, they are. 'Back.'

Despite beating Norwich for five at the Riverside, Michael Carrick felt that his Middlesbrough team were not at their best. Boro climbed to third place in the Championship after showing off their promotion rivals 5-1 and closing the gap on second place Sheffield United to five points, although the Blades do have two games in hand. Cameron Archer had a brace for the hosts, along with fellow Aston Villa loanee Aaron Ramsey, and Championship's top scorer Chuba Akpom, who scored his 27th league goal of the season.

When fans recall the time they had to put a 6-2 lead over Partizan Belgrade to lose a UEFA Cup tie in 1984, Queens Park Rangers fans still wince. They remember sweeping the Serbs away at Highbury, where Loftus Road's plastic pitch fell foul of EUFA guidelines and then fell apart in Belgrade. Capitulation is an art form that has been used by the soldiers. Nevertheless, what has been going on this season has been a total disaster. In October, QPR was at the top of the Championship table, but with five games remaining, they could be in danger of being pushed through the relegation trapdoor.

Vincent Kompany, a promotion winner, is joined by Middlesbrough's Michael Carrick and Mark Robins of Coventry City on the shortlist for the Championship Manager of the Season award. Josh Brownhill, the division's best player, has been nominated for the division's best player award, but he faces Middlesbrough's in-form Viktor Gyokeres. On April 23 as another thrilling campaign draws to an end, the winners will be announced at the EFL Awards in London.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE RIVERSIDE STADIUM: Burnley has returned to the big leagues, and in what style. They have dominated the Championship promotion game, leading the table since October and undefeated since November. It was always a case of when, not if, they'd seal their Premier League return. Vincent Kompany and his allies were able to get over the line against one of Middlesbrough's biggest rivals on their own turf, which was also very rewarding.

MATT BARLOW: It started with a grudge, as with all the best offbeat rivalries. Matthew Benham left working for Tony Bloom's company to set up in competition, and by the time he acquired Brentford, he had made him an adversary of his former boss. Bloom, who is usually private and remote, will alter his regular routine when his Brighton team rode Benham's, riding on the team bus and making it abundantly clear to the players that this one was personal and desperate to win. He'd swerve the directors' box to watch from the outside. Back then, the biggest games of the season were clashes with Brentford, and although animosity may have pervaded the horizons, the seasons have shifted.

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-1 STOKE JASON MELLOR : STOKE - TOP OF the table Middlesbrough was held to a draw by promotion rivals Stoke in a 1-1 draw at the Riverside Stadium on Thursday night. In the 23rd minute, Middlesbrough was the first to draw blood as top-scoringer Chuba Akpom put the home team ahead. Stoke, on the other hand, threwled things in the final 45 minutes minutes before the half-time whistle.

LEWIS STEELE: So go on, who had Chuba Akpom as their tip for Championship top scorer and perhaps player of the season? If you did, you're lying. According to a report by the bookmakers, the Nigerian forward was 100-1 to win the Golden Boot, but here we are, with Akpom romping home with 22 goals in 29 appearances. With an average of 105 minutes per shot and his haul coming from just 58 shots, it's five-steps ahead of the best Viktor Gyokeres of Coventry.

The FA Cup is back this week for its much-anticipated midweek round of games, but we should at least get excited about the lower-league appearances. Seven football League clubs make up the fifth round, and while just one game is an all-EFL match, don't bet against a few surprises. So from Harry Haddock inflatables to the 'Guernsey Grealish', here we give you the lowdown on each Football League club out to record a giant-killing…

SHEFFIELD UNION 3-1 MIDDLESBROUGH SHEFFIELD BROUGH. ADAM SHERGOLD AT BRAMALL LANE: It isn't quite over yet. Sheffield United aren't entirely positive that they are Premier League bound, with Middlesbrough now looming a little larger in the rear-view mirror. Although the Blades have a seven-point lead over Michael Carrick's team either side of the automatic promotion line or not, this action will surely keep them honest. Boro came back to equalize through Chuba Akpom and launched a great advertisement for Championship football early in the second half, thanks to Oli McBurnie's double.