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Published on January 6, 2025 at 4:39 p.m. par
Day Dayan
Looking for a new attacker, AS Monaco is targeting a center forward playing at Genk.
For many years, AS Monaco has always had good attackers in its squadsuch as Radamel Falcao, Berbatov, Kylian Mbappé and Wissam Ben Yedder. The Rocher club has had quality center forwards. With the departure of French striker Ben Yedder, his replacement appeared to be Folarin Balogun. However, the latter is the victim of an injury which should keep him out of the field for a long time.
Replacing him is therefore a necessity for the club. Coach Adi Hütter sounded the alarm for this position. “Everyone knows that Folarin Balogun was injured and will have surgery. I think it's necessary to recruit a new striker because we don't know exactly how long Folarin will be unavailable. Everyone knows we only have two strikers left, Breel Embolo and George Ilenikhena. But recruiting in the winter transfer window is not simple, and we're going to have to find someone who can help us.”As a target, AS Monaco would have checked the name of Tolu ArokodareNigerian striker Genk.
A return to Ligue 1 for Arokodare?
Tolu Arokodare knows France and Ligue 1 well. Indeed, the Nigerian striker played from 2021 to 2023 in Amiens. But in the summer of 2023, itook the direction of Belgium and signed in Genk for 5 million euros. The 1m97 center forward seems to be reaching his best level within his new team. With 15 goals in 52 matches in all competitions in his first seasonArokodare showed great promise. But it is especially this season that the Nigerian has become Genk's essential attacker.
In 22 matches, he has already scored 14 goals and delivered 6 assists. Very encouraging statistics compared to his first season. The profile of the Nigerian would be of great interest to AS Monaco. After Mika Biereth, who would be valued at 20 million euros, the Monegasques checked the name of Arokodare, estimated at 9 million euros by Transfermarkt.
