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Tolu Arokodare
Centre-Forward / Nigeria / Wolverhampton Wanderers
65 OVR
Profile
Key strength: Link-up play
Target man
Wolverhampton Wanderers are drowning at the foot of the Premier League table, marooned in 21st place with a winless run stretching DDLDL that has manager Gary O'Neil desperately seeking salvation. Enter Tolu Arokodare—the €25 million Nigerian colossus who arrived in September as Wolves' Hail Mary signing. At 1.97m and valued at €20 million, the 25-year-old centre-forward represents precisely what this struggling side has been crying out for: a target man focal point whose aerial dominance and 70-rated shooting offer genuine cutting edge. Despite his imposing 6 goals and 1 assist from 36 appearances this campaign, Wolves have carefully managed his integration, restricting him to just 180 minutes of substitute cameos so far. But Arokodare's link-up play is already creating space for teammates like João Gomes and Hee-chan Hwang to exploit. O'Neil knows time is running out, and this towering No. 14 could be the lifeline that drags Wolves toward daylight—if his physical presence and clinical finishing can be unleashed before it's too late.