Arsenal legend, Nwankwo Kanu, has backed 20-year-old striker, Chuba Akpom, to be a success at the club.
Akpom has been a highly rated talent in the club’s academy for several years, scoring prolifically at under-18 and under-21 levels.
He has also impressed in pre-season campaigns, as well as netting for England’s youth sides all the way up to the under-21s.
The 20-year-old has though found the transition to competitive football difficult, with goalless loan spells at Coventry City and Nottingham Forest.
He has also failed to seize his brief opportunities in the first team at Arsenal in the same way Marcus Rashford has done at Manchester United.
Last season he was loaned out to Hull City, and while he helped them win promotion, his performances were unspectacular, netting seven goals – but it was a step in the right direction.
Whether it is enough to propel him to the Arsenal first team remains to be seen, and with the Gunners fighting to sign a new striker this summer, it is only going to get more difficult for Akpom to make an impression.
Kanu clearly believes Akpom will come good and Arsenal and their fans should be patient with him.
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