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KRC Genk manager Wouter Vrancken is already impressed with his new Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare who replaced Paul Onuachu.
KRC Genk manager Wouter Vrancken has spoken favourably of Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare who only just joined the club on transfer deadline day.
The 22-year-old was signed to replace his compatriot Paul Onuachu who was sold to Southampton also on deadline day.
Arokodare has not taken long to earn the affection of his new coach with a debut goal against Gent to convince Vracken that Onuachu will not be missed.
Arokodare already replacing Onuachu well
“He is more explosive than Onuachu, who of course already has more experience as a finisher,” Vrancken said, as per VoetbalKrant,
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The Belgian manager has been impressed by Arokodare after just one week at the club in which the 22-year-old scored a debut goal.
“But Tolu is a young player with a lot of potentials, he was at the top of our wish list. He has a good bounce and is very eager to learn. He asks a lot of questions, which I think is very positive," Vracken continued.
But the manager understood the need for caution in the expectations for the new boy, “we are patient with him because all our game principles are new to him. Both offensively and defensively."
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"He was used to being played on his body, after which they would see what happened. That is why we will work intensively with him in the coming weeks," Vracken rounded up.
Arokodare could not have asked for a better debut in the Jupiler League as the striker came off the bench to score in Genk’s 3-2 win away to KAA Gent at the weekend.
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