’BORO CALL CAME AT PERFECT TIME’

By Charlie Bennett
CHUBA Akpom swapped the bright lights of the Champions League for the Championship – but insists he’s exactly where he needs to be in his bid to get back to the top of the game.
The former Arsenal striker joined Middlesbrough from Greek side PAOK for £2.75m last month. He bagged 15 goals in two seasons and helped them win their first Super League title for 34 years with an unbeaten campaign (26 wins, four draws).
Akpom also scored the winner with an overhead kick in the 2019 Greek Cup final but jumped ship from the Mediterranean to Middlesb...

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