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On July 29th, Wolverhampton Wanderers‘ Tolu Arokodare completed a loan move to Ajax, days after the saga at Molineux. Wolves reportedly invested over €25m to sign the striker from KRC Genk in September 2025. He impressed for the Jupiler Pro League side but failed to replicate that form in England, managing three goals and an assist from 33 Premier League matches. Wolves dropped out of the top flight and appointed César Peixoto as their new manager in June. What was the drama about Prior to his move to the Netherlands, Fiorentina and Trabzonspor reportedly tabled offers. The Championship side accepted the Turkish club’s bid while he wanted to join the Serie A side. Tolu Arokodare wasn’t happy and turned down a request to leave the training, forcing the manager to cancel a session. The 25-year-old eventually ended up at the Eredivisie side and has an assist from two matches so far. Wolves man says truth will come out Algemeen Dagblad have published a detailed interview with the Nigeria international and specifically asked him about the drama at Wolves. “I can’t talk about that. I am still under contract with Wolves, and I have respect for the club, the players, and the fans. The truth will come out one day. If not, then God and I will know,” he said. Wolves have confirmed the Dutch club have secured a purchase option. In their official announcement, César Peixoto’s side didn’t wish him well for the new season. AD believes the English club ‘made no attempt to hide the failed partnership in their press release’. On this topic, Tolu Arokodare explained: “A friend sent me that statement. That says a lot. I’m still with the club. What can I say? I don’t want to get into trouble.” Arokodare has no regrets The Wolves owned player says he wouldn’t hesitate to apologise if he had done something wrong. When asked whether he has any regrets, he added: “If I did, I’d apologise. If there are three words, I have no problem with, they’re ‘please’, ‘thank you’ and ‘sorry’. I’d never laugh at that. If I do something wrong, I apologise.”