Olaleye Idowu
KRC Genk president, Peter Croonen, has warned suitors that they won’t sell Tolu Arokodare for a cheap transfer fee.
Arokodare has been linked with a move away from the Belgian Pro League outfit following a remarkable campaign for the Smurfs.
The Nigerian international scored 21 goals to emerge the top scorer in the league.
The 24-year-old won the Ebony Shoe for the best African player in Belgium and was also voted the overall third-best player in the league for the 2024/25 season.
Arokodare has attracted the interest of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Portuguese club Benfica.
Genk sold its compatriot, Paul Onuachu, to Southampton for €18m in January 2023.
Croonen, however, said they won’t accept the same fee for Arokodare.
“An amount like with Onuachu? Let me say that I don’t want to say much about that, but we want much more,” Croonen said, as quoted by Voetbalprimeur.
“There is always pressure to sell, in every football club that wants to function autonomously,”
