Soccer: Celtic battle Leeds for Arsenal young Striker

Leeds and Celtic are locked in a battle to sign Arsenal youngster Chuba Akpom, With the Championship side and Scottish giants are going head-to-head to land striker Akpom on a permanent deal.

Clearly, Akpom, 21, is ready to leave the Emirates for regular first-team football. He have made Only four of his 67 senior league appearances, and have return for the Gunners with the rest coming in loan spells at Brentford, Coventry, Nottingham Forest, Hull and Brighton.
 Leeds have Akpom on their radar as a potential replacements for Chris Wood, who is poised to join Burnley for £15m.

But Brendan Rodgers is also in the market for a new frontman to compete with Mousa Dembele and Leigh Griffiths and ready to rival Leeds.