Arokodare disrupts Wolves training to 'force Fiorentina transfer'
Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Tolu Arokodare disrupted team training by sitting on the pitch to protest the club's refusal to facilitate his transfer to Fiorentina. The club has since excluded him from upcoming matches and taken disciplinary action following the incident.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the growing tension between professional players and clubs regarding transfer autonomy and contractual obligations in modern football.
Tolu Arokodare, Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, has disrupted training at Wolverhampton Wanderers during the club’s pre-season preparations.
According to the BBC , the 25-year-old sat on the pitch to prevent the club, relegated from the English Premier League (EPL) last season, from training as they begin life in the English Championship.
Arokodare joined Wolverhampton Wanderers last summer in a £24 million deal but could not reproduce his scoring streak in Belgium as Wolves finished bottom of the EPL, with Arokodare scoring only three goals.
Arokodare prefers a move to Fiorentina in Serie A, instead of Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super Lig, with whom Wolves have accepted a bid.
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