{"id":856611,"date":"2025-06-19T17:11:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T22:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/19\/genk-share-crucial-tolu-arokodare-pre-season-update-amid-exit-speculations\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T17:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T22:11:57","slug":"genk-share-crucial-tolu-arokodare-pre-season-update-amid-exit-speculations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/19\/genk-share-crucial-tolu-arokodare-pre-season-update-amid-exit-speculations\/","title":{"rendered":"Genk share crucial Tolu Arokodare pre-season update amid exit speculations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Belgian Jupiler Pro League club Genk are set to open pre-season camp on Friday, June 20, and they have shared an update on Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arokodare just came off a career-best season that saw him contribute 23 goals and seven assists in 45 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Get Our Sports News First \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>That has seen him become the subject of transfer talks. There have been speculations that the 24-year-old striker will leave Genk this summer, amid links with English, German, and Portuguese clubs, but nothing concrete has emerged yet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158139\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/imago1060445379-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Genk  Tolu Toluwalase Arokodare\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158139\">Genk Tolu Toluwalase Arokodare (Photo credit: Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arokodare has been in Nigeria, enjoying his holidays. But Genk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KRCGenkofficial\/status\/1934890029219774643?t=lOAtlGCieGy0R0DFy10liQ&#038;s=19\" target=\"_blank\">revealed some<\/a> of their plans for the summer on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The players will return to the club on Thursday to undergo a compulsory medical test. Then, they will resume training on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>On Arokodare&#8217;s issue, Genk announced that the Super Eagles star would not be joining the rest of the team for the start of pre-season. He and 10 other senior players, who were in action for their national teams will \u201cjoin later\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Soccer What Genk&#8217;s announcement means for Tolu Arokodare<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152437\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imago1059354754-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Tolu Arokodare (Photo credit: Imago)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1582\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152437\">Tolu Arokodare (Photo credit: Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Genk&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KRCGenkofficial\/status\/1934890029219774643?t=lOAtlGCieGy0R0DFy10liQ&#038;s=19\" target=\"_blank\">announcement<\/a> about Tolu Arokodare does not give off much about the Super Eagles star&#8217;s future. Moreover, he won&#8217;t be the only player that will miss the first few days of the club&#8217;s pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, no club has made any offer for Arokodare. But that could change quickly. In the coming weeks, Arokodare&#8217;s next destination should be a bit clearer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Kelvin Omachonu\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240522-WA0001-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a writer with many years of experience covering sports events in Nigeria and abroad. He is fueled by his love for the job, and is dedicated to delivering captivating stories.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/06\/genk-tolu-arokodare-update.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Belgian Jupiler Pro League club Genk are set to open pre-season camp on Friday, June 20, and they have shared an update on Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare, Soccernet.ng reports. Arokodare just came off a career-best season that saw him contribute 23 goals and seven assists in 45 appearances across all competitions. 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