Modest Belgium side Valmeira have turned down an offer of €1.5 million offered by Belgium side Anderlecht for the transfer of Tolu Arokodare.
The striker who has scored 15 goals in 15 league matches this season has emerged as a strong target for Anderlecht but Valmeira deemed the offer of €1.5 million as insufficient to secure the 19 year old former Nigeria U17 striker.
Valmeira want a fee of €2 million which will further smash the transfer record in Latvia making him the most expensive purchase ever in the history of Latvian football league .
They are insisting on €2 million as they claim to have suffered some financial loss due to the coronavirus crisis that swept through the world . A situation that has not gone down well with the forward.
Already the forward has missed their last two games hoping that the transfer will be concluded soon and according to the chairman of Valmeira he was omitted from their last league game against Daugavpils in order to reduce the risk of the striker getting injured with a transfer close to happening.
However, sources close to the player reveal that the chairman Uldis Pucitis want the player to remain at the club until at lest the January transfer window, something which the player and his agent are opposed to.
Daniel Martins
