Genk striker Toluwalase “Tolu” Arokodare has admitted to feeling frustrated as another summer slips by without a move to a bigger club. Despite arriving as a promised transfer departure and initially being expected to leave the Belgian side, the 24 year old remains a squad player.
He came off the bench in the recent league match against Standard Liège and scored within three minutes to open his season’s goal account. Yet, the long-awaited switch has not materialised, despite links to clubs like Atalanta, Stuttgart, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, and Manchester United. Arokodare confessed, “You hear rumours.
I hear rumours, but have you heard something concrete?” He acknowledged his ambition: “Everyone wants to play in the Premier League… I just want to play good football and be appreciated.” He admitted that the uncertainty takes a toll: “It’s very frustrating, not knowing what’s happening. I try to stay calm… but I have my friends and loved ones who keep me mentally stable.”
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It is entirely human to long for new horizons especially when one’s talent and effort suggest readiness for bigger stages. We sense Arokodare’s impatience as more than a desire for change it is a yearning to fulfil potential and seek acknowledgment beyond the familiar.
His blistering goal immediately after entering the match is no accident it is a statement of readiness. We can’t help but believe that a player of such pedigree deserves more than indefinite waiting. The months of speculation, murmurs and uncertainty do little for performance they only stir unrest. Yet, in sharing his unease so candidly, Arokodare reveals a rare vulnerability that endears and humanises him. We remain convinced: clarity, not merely opportunity, is essential. He deserves to know what lies ahead because knowing is the first step to thriving.
Did You Know?
- He won the prestigious Ebony Shoe Award in 2025, honouring the best African player in Belgium.
- Before joining Genk, Arokodare rejected Anderlecht twice and instead opted for a stint in Germany and France.
- He once remarked that only Real Madrid could persuade him to leave Genk at least at that stage of his career.
- Arokodare scored his first Nigeria senior international goal in a friendly against Russia at Luzhniki Stadium in June 2025.
