Loïs Openda gone, RC Lens got their hands on a new offensive edge this Friday.
He had left a great void until then. Transferred reluctantly to Leipzig in this off-season, according to the player’s very will, Loïs Openda left RC Lens orphan of a striker capable of scoring a goal every two matches on average: 21 in 42 games in all competitions last season.
This Friday finally, Racing found the successor of the Belgian striker. L’Equipe announcing an agreement between Lens and Middlesbrough for the arrival in Pas-de-Calais of Chuba Akpom, 27-year-old English striker. Trained at Arsenal, the person concerned has observed an uneven career so far, from Brentford to Salonika via Coventry, Nottingham Forest, Hull City, Brighton and Saint-Trond.
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Chuba Akpom nevertheless remains on a huge season in the Championship (English second division) in the ranks of Boro. Author of 29 achievements in 42 outings – including national cups – the Londoner burst the screen, performing the best exercise of his career. According to the aforementioned sports daily, Chuba Akpom will commit four years to Lens for a transfer of 11 million euros, plus two million in bonuses.
