Sevilla have introduced the signing of a brand new striker, as they appear to deal with their goalscoring points. Nigerian quantity 9 Akor Adams, who will put on the quantity 15 shirt, has put pen to paper on a 4.5-year cope with the Andalusian facet after profitable negotiations final week.
The imposing determine of Adams arrives from Montpellier in Ligue 1, the place he has performed 15 video games this season, scoring thrice and aiding 3 times as properly. The earlier 12 months he had managed to hit double figures in France, working as their beginning striker.
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The deal is price a reported €5m, and appears as if it has been funded by the exit of Gonzalo Montiel to River Plate. Adams ought to be out there for supervisor Garcia Pimienta for his or her journey to Getafe this coming weekend. He joins fellow Tremendous Eagles Chidera Ejuke and Kelechi Iheanacho in Nervion, though the latter is anticipated to go away the membership this winter.
Adams will present a way more bodily presence up entrance for Sevilla, measuring in at 190cm, and giving them a goal man they’ll search for up entrance. Whereas he has not had a prolific previous at both Montpellier or earlier membership Lillestrom in Norway, Adams ought to not less than facilitate issues for high scorer Dodi Lukebakio, potential strike accomplice Isaac Romero or new signing Ronald Vargas.
This season Sevilla have simply 24 objectives in La Liga after 21 video games, a file that made the place a high precedence for Sporting Director Victor Orta. Initially Sevilla moved for Juninho Vieira of Qarabag, however after that deal collapsed, switched their attentions to Adams. Beforehand Garcia Pimienta has used goal males to present form and stability to his extra possession-based concepts, with blended leads to entrance of objective final season for Las Palmas – finally Munir El Haddadi ended up forward of signing Sory Kaba within the pecking order.