Impressed Chelsea are to extend Kenneth Omeruo’s contract soon.
The contract of the 20-year-old Omeruo at Stamford Bridge will be up in June 2015 and Akujobi has specially revealed that talks are on-going for a new deal for the highly promising defender.
“Chelsea are happy with Kenneth and they will extend his contract as a result,” he said.
Akujobi will join Omeruo from his Dutch base of Rotterdam on Monday for the trip to English Championship side Middlesbrough, where the player has agreed a five-month loan deal.
The Nigeria star spent a season and a half at Dutch club ADO Den Haag on loan from Chelsea.
“Kenneth was at Middlesbrough and he liked what he saw there and has accepted to move on loan there till the end of the season,” Akujobi said.
“They were once in the Premier League and so have some great facilities and also have ambitions of coming up again.”
“We will be back at Middlesbrough on Monday to finalise the paper work for his loan deal and he could even begin training with his new club on Tuesday.”
Former Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni featured for ‘Boro when they were in the top flight.
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