‘We Don’t Talk Much’ – Wolves Loan Star Battling Through Language Barrier
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16-second readTolu Arokodare, Wolves' out-on-loan striker, and Ajax team-mate Marcos Leonardo have limited conversations due to a language barrier, but still learn from each other. Arokodare was introduced in Ajax's Conference League clash against Atalanta and made an immediate impact, scoring and setting up a goal. Arokodare has now registered eleven goal involvements in 13 appearances for Ajax.
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Tolu Arokodare, Wolves' out-on-loan striker, and Ajax team-mate Marcos Leonardo have limited conversations due to a language barrier, but still learn from each other. Arokodare was introduced in Ajax's Conference League clash against Atalanta and made an immediate impact, scoring and setting up a goal. Arokodare has now registered eleven goal involvements in 13 appearances for Ajax. He is focused on helping the team rather than competing with Leonardo for recognition.
Arokodare and Leonardo are on loan at Ajax and are working together to improve their games. Arokodare noted that Leonardo finishes well and he learns from this aspect of Leonardo's game. The two players are focused on helping each other rather than competing with each other for recognition, as they are on the same team. Arokodare stated this during a press conference.
Arokodare hopes to carry his momentum into Ajax's next Eredivisie fixture against Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday. Ajax currently occupy fourth place in the Eredivisie, and Arokodare is eager to help them climb to the top of the table. Arokodare's influence at Ajax has been significant, with more goal involvements than any of his team-mates underlining his impact since arriving.
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- Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ajax
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Wolves out-on-loan striker Tolu Arokodare has revealed that he and Ajax team-mate Marcos Leonardo do not speak much, but still learn from each other to improve their respective games. The 25-year-old was introduced in the 66th minute in place of Leonardo during Ajax’s Conference League clash against Atalanta on Thursday night, with the sides still locked goalless. Arokodare made an immediate impact, opening the scoring before setting up Ajax’s second goal as the Amsterdam giants secured their first victory in the competition.
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Inside Futbol · reported · 2026-10-26 12:03 UTC
Boss Wants Wolves Loan Star To ‘Do A Little More’ ↗
Ajax boss Michel has urged Wolves loanee Tolu Arokodare to be better at pressing opposition players to help the team.
Inside Futbol · reported · 2026-10-23 15:44 UTC
‘We Don’t Talk Much’ – Wolves Loan Star Battling Through Language Barrier ↗
Wolves loanee Tolu Arokodare has revealed that he and Ajax team-mate Marcos Leonardo learn from each other despite limited communication.
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