Why we signed Arokorede as Onuachu’s replacement – Genk’s Head of Football

Tolu Arokorede has bagged 22 objectives with 4 assists in 34 league appearances whereas virtually tallying the identical in Amiens with 21 objectives and 4 assists.

KRC Genk’s Head of Soccer, Dimitri De Condé, has revealed why the Belgian facet secured the signature of Nigerian attacker, Tolu Arokorede as Paul Onuachu’s substitute.

In response to him, he was signed resulting from his agile physicality and his scoring method with the ball.

Soccernet.ng earlier reported that the Tremendous Eagles ahead, Onuachu made a swap from the Belgian facet to Southampton on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

The striker, who recorded a complete of 16 objectives in 19 league appearances for the Smurfs within the 2022-23 season marketing campaign.

In the meantime, within the area of 4 seasons on the Luminus Enviornment, the striker recorded a complete of 73 home league objectives for the Blue-White in 103 appearances.

One of the best various to, nevertheless, fill this clean area turned a puzzle to search out for Genk, however Arokokode, who has comparable scoring prowess, topped the record of choices for Belgian league leaders.

Arokorede, having penned a 4-and-a-half-year cope with the Belgian membership, is tagged as the very best substitute by the membership’s head of soccer.

“Regardless of his size, he’s very agile, quick within the first meters and powerful along with his head,” he mentioned through the membership’s official web site.

Condé went on to say that when occasions on the membership progress for him, he may even develop higher.

“He’s already exhibiting flashes of his class at present. As well as, there’s a whole lot of stretch to it. Beneath the wings of our technical employees, he’s going to have the ability to make massive steps ahead within the coming years. We’ve confirmed with a number of different younger skills that KRC Genk is the perfect atmosphere for that.” he continued.

Nevertheless, it’s unknown if the gifted striker will accompany the squad to Eupen or make his debut on Sunday when Genk performs Gent.