Wantaway Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare set to join Ajax on loan

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arokodare-toluwalase/4IsrUYg1/"]Arokodare[/a] caused a stir when he forced a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a] training to be cancelled after he refused to leave the pitch when told by manager Cesar Peixoto that he would not be working with the first team.[/p][p]According to Fabrizio Romano and several Dutch sources, Arokodare, 25, is set to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a] on a season-long loan. Ajax have an option to buy the Nigerian, who'd follow in the footsteps of famous compatriots [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kanu-nwankwo/rgD12l7S/"]Nwankwo Kanu[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oliseh-sunday/llYIQbep/"]Sunday Oliseh[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/george-finidi/I7qxw74N/"]Finidi George[/a], for €22 million at the end of the season.[/p][image alt="Tolu Arokodare's career statistics" id="6a5cc33b-1d29-4978-8eee-ab2faeabeaaa" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="3267f309-8db8-47b2-a5c1-b3e281e49cef" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Ajax reportedly see the 1.97m-tall Arokodare as a complementary striker behind Brazilian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marcos-leonardo/OW4BpjD0/"]Marcos Leonardo[/a], who joined Ajax from Al Hilal for just under €20 million earlier this summer.[/p][p]The Nigerian, who was linked with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fiorentina/Q3A3IbXH/"]Fiorentina[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/trabzonspor/MmsYDc03/"]Trabzonspor[/a], joined Wolves for €26 million from Belgian outfit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/genk/r3jWUIiN/"]Genk[/a] last summer, but scored just 3 goals in 33 Premier League appearances. Arokodare was prolific in the Belgian Pro League before his failed adventure in England, scoring 27 goals in 68 appearances, 21 of which came in his last full season with Genk.[/p][p]Arokodare is under contract at Wolves until 2029.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow the latest transfer news LIVE via Flashscore[/a][/h2][embed guid="f7dbe192-61d6-441f-bbd1-abcecfcd195d" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2081708189599334619?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]