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Thursday, July 23, 2026, 8:19 am

Tolu Arokodare refused to leave the training field because of his transfer to a Turkish team.

In short:

Tolu Arokodare did not want to leave the training field because of his transfer to a Turkish team.

The player wants to join an Italian team instead and sat down on the field to protest.

What's next?

Arokodare will not play in the next friendly game.

A training session was cancelled because Tolu Arokodare refused to leave the field.

He wants to join an Italian team, but his current team has other plans.

The Italian team offered to buy him, but his current team prefers to sell him to a Turkish team.

The training session was stopped because of Arokodare's actions.

Arokodare will not play in the next game as his team continues to prepare for the season.

Arokodare said the reports about him are not true.

He wrote on social media that he is a professional and always tries to do his best.

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Arokodare said he will keep doing his job and playing for his team.

This is not the first time Arokodare has had problems with his team.

He signed a big contract but did not score many goals last season.

This is a challenge for the new coach, who just started his job.

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