Which Premier League club signed Chuba Akpom permanently from Ajax in 2026?

Ipswich Town signed Chuba Akpom permanently from Ajax in 2026.

Akpom initially joined Ipswich on a season-long loan from Ajax for the 2025–26 campaign. The agreement included an option to buy, and that option was exercised after Ipswich secured promotion to the Premier League. The permanent transfer was confirmed on 5 May 2026.

The move continued an unusual career path for the London-born forward. Akpom developed at Arsenal, later played for clubs including Hull City, Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion, Middlesbrough and PAOK, and joined Ajax from Middlesbrough in 2023. At Ajax, he made 68 official first-team appearances and scored 23 goals.

The key detail is that Ipswich did not merely extend the loan: the club completed a permanent transfer. Akpom signed a contract running until 2029. Readers may also confuse this deal with Ipswich’s simultaneous permanent signing of defender Cédric Kipré from Stade de Reims.