TUNJI Akinola believes a loan switch to Leyton Orient is “the perfect opportunity to kick on to the next level”. The defender, 21, has joined the O’s on a season- long loan from West Ham, where he has been since he was nine. Akinola has made over 50 appearances for the Hammers’ Under-23 side, and he said: “I like to make tackles and blocks, and get clean sheets – it’s what I pride myself on.
“This is the perfect opportunity for me to kick on to the next level. “I’ve played Under-23 football for a while, but this is the ...