CHUBA AKPOM ‘REJECTS LIVERPOOL TRANSFER TO SIGN NEW ARSENAL CONTRACT’

Chuba Akpom is set to stay at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom has rejected interest from Liverpool and several other teams to sign a new contract at the club.

According to the Daily Mirror, the 19-year-old has signed up for another four-and-a-half years, despite initially dragging his feet about the deal.

In managing to keep hold of the England Under-20 international, Wenger has also fended off big interest in the striker.

Akpom, who would have been out of contract in the summer, had been wanted by Liverpool plus Borussia Dortmund, Red Bull Salzburg, Feyenoord and FC Twente.

Wenger, though, has offered Akpom more game time recently, and he now looks set for a bright future.