Charlton are interested in signing Barnet striker John Akinde, News Shopper understands.

Addicks boss Karl Robinson is looking for a frontman to replace Tony Watt, who joined Belgium club Oud-Heverlee Leuven on the weekend.

And Akinde is one striker who Charlton are keeping tabs on.

Akinde, 28, has been one of League Two’s most prolific forwards in the past two seasons, scoring 50 goals in 96 appearances.

And with Josh Magennis and Lee Novak being Charlton’s only senior strikers, the former Portsmouth man could add much-needed firepower to the squad.

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Akinde, who QPR have shown an interest in previously, is currently sidelined with a minor knee injury. 

The striker has two years left to run on his contract, and given his impressive goalscoring record for the Bees, the North London club could demand a fee of around £1m. 

On Saturday, Robinson spoke about trying to sign a striker before the transfer window shuts.

He said: “We’ve spoken to one or two strikers. For every club from the top of the Premier League to the bottom of the conference, they are looking for a striker to score 20 goals a season. 

“So, we’re fishing in the same pond as every other football club. We just hope we find the right one that’s competitive. 

“We know there are four or five that we've spoken to who we like. There are two or three where we think we've been out-priced so we won't be chasing them. So we just need to get it right. 

“To buy a striker that’s going to score you 25 goals, it’s going to cost £1.5m to £2m - when do you see a team in League One do that?”

Akinde has spent most of his career in League Two and non-league, but has played in the third tier before with Bristol Rovers and Portsmouth.