KRC Genk chairman Peter Croonen has categorically stated that Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare will not be leaving the club during the January transfer window amid reports linking the striker to several English Premier League clubs, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Arokodare is having a good season for the Limburgers after a poor start to a career with the Belgian club.
So far this season, the 24-year-old leads the chart for both goals and assists for the club.
The Nigerian has scored 14 goals and provided six assists in 22 matches across all competitions, making him the country’s leading goalscorer across Europe’s major leagues so far this campaign.
The striker’s performance has not gone unnoticed and has been linked with a move to Fulham and Turkish giants Trabzonspor.
Genk remain a club that are very dependent on transfer income. In the recent past, the Limburgers were also regularly forced to sell players in the winter with Paul Onuachu, Daniel Muñoz, Joseph Paintsil among players recently sold by the club during the January transfer windows.
However, the club chairman categorically stated that the Nigerian would not be sold despite interest from clubs.
“The intention is absolutely to keep him. And that will happen,” Croonen told DAZN.
Arokodare ends 2024 with a brace against Royal Antwerp in a 2-2 draw at the Bosuilstadion on Boxing Day to close the year as the league’s top scorer.
KRC Genk chairman Peter Croonen has categorically stated that Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare will not be leaving the club during the January transfer window amid reports linking the striker to several English Premier League clubs, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Arokodare is having a good season for the Limburgers after a poor start to a career with the Belgian club.
So far this season, the 24-year-old leads the chart for both goals and assists for the club.
The Nigerian has scored 14 goals and provided six assists in 22 matches across all competitions, making him the country’s leading goalscorer across Europe’s major leagues so far this campaign.
The striker’s performance has not gone unnoticed and has been linked with a move to Fulham and Turkish giants Trabzonspor.
Genk remain a club that are very dependent on transfer income. In the recent past, the Limburgers were also regularly forced to sell players in the winter with Paul Onuachu, Daniel Muñoz, Joseph Paintsil among players recently sold by the club during the January transfer windows.
However, the club chairman categorically stated that the Nigerian would not be sold despite interest from clubs.
“The intention is absolutely to keep him. And that will happen,” Croonen told DAZN.
Arokodare ends 2024 with a brace against Royal Antwerp in a 2-2 draw at the Bosuilstadion on Boxing Day to close the year as the league’s top scorer.