Confirmed: Lille make final decision on Chuba Akpom

French Ligue 1 club Lille have confirmed that they will not be signing Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom permanently in the summer, Soccernet.ng reports.

Akpom joined Lille from Ajax in January in a loan deal till the end of this season. With Jonathan David expected to leave this summer, there have speculations that Akpom could just be the replacement.

The talks have even started to look possible, as Akpom’s minutes have increased in recent weeks. The Nigerian striker even scored against Reims in their final game of the season which they won 2-1 against Reims on Saturday.

However, shortly afterwards, Lille released a list of the player who will be leaving this summer, and Akpom was on the list.

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