Wednesday 18th August, 2021 at 2:59pm
Partick Thistle can today announce the signing of Tunji Akinola on a one-year deal, subject to international clearance.
The centre-half joins the club after leaving West Ham earlier this summer where he’d been since he was nine years old.
Akinola spent last season on loan with Leyton Orient, playing 34 times as the Brisbane Road side finished 11th in EFL League Two but now comes to Firhill for his first foray into Scottish football.
Thistle manager Ian McCall said:
“Tunji has been in training with us for a week or two and we’re pleased to get him signed up for the season. He’s a strong, composed defender with plenty of pace who at the age of 22 still has plenty of improvement in him.
“He’s comfortable in either the centre of defence or at right-back so he’ll really add to the competition and depth of the squad. We’ve now got a very strong core of defensive options to select from.”
Akinola will wear number 18 this season.
Tunji’s first interview as a Thistle player will be available to watch on JagZone this afternoon.
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