‘I’m only trying to do my job’ — Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare denies forcing cancellation of training at his club

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Super Eagles and Wolves striker,  Tolu Arokodare, has denied reports that he forced the cancellation of a training session by refusing to leave the pitch in an attempt to force his move out of the club.

Arokodare was left out of the squad for Wolves’ pre-season friendly against Maidenhead United on Wednesday.

A report by BBC Sport published on Wednesday said that, on Monday, Arokodare sat down on the pitch at the Wolves training ground and demanded that the club let him move to Serie A side Fiorentina.

The next day, extra security was deployed to ensure that the 25-year-old didn’t return to the club’s training ground, according to Mirror UK.

However, the Nigerian international, 25,  has strongly denied the allegations, describing the reports as inaccurate and insisting that he has always conducted himself professionally.

On his Instagram page, he said: “I was very surprised and disappointed to see the media reports today, many of which are inaccurate.

“Throughout my career, I have always taken great pride in conducting myself professionally and maintaining the highest training standards. My commitment has always been to prepare myself as well as possible so that I can contribute to my teammates and the club whenever I am called upon.

“I remain under contract with Wolves, and my only intention is to fulfil my responsibilities professionally by training, doing my job, and contributing to the team in accordance with that contract.”

The striker has been linked with Fiorentina and Trabzonspor this month as the club seeks to offload the 25-year-old, who is said to favour a move to Italy this summer.

Wolves signed Arokodare for around £24M last summer, but after he scored just three Premier League goals in 33 appearances, he is expected to depart the side, who do not see him in their plans next season.