Greek Super League side PAOK Thessaloniki have joined and are now ahead of others in the race to sign Nigeria and Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom.
PAOK have been working on a deal to sign the 22-year-old forward for one and a half months now and negotiations were conducted in secrecy according to a report by Goal.
In a report published by Gazzetta.gr, Akpom is expected in Thessaloniki to finalize his transfer from Arsenal in the coming days.
Former Super Eagles defender Ifeanyichukwu Udeze was a former Player and Captain of the Greek side, during and after representing Nigeria at the 2002 Korea/Japan FIFA World Cup.