Okereke leaves Turin: the Nigerian has not yet made an impact on Toro and his redemption is increasingly distant
In the January transfer window, the goal problem was not resolved. Karamoh, Seck and Radonjic left and arrived David Okereke. But only Zapata scores in attack. Between Sanabria, Vlasic and Pellegri, too few goals. Also for Okereke, who arrived on loan from Cremonese, 0 goals against Toro. His ransom, set for around 4 million euros, is increasingly distant. His future is therefore far from Turin. Since he arrived, he has played 8 games, 3 of which as a starter. The beginning seemed promising, but then it faded a bit. Even with Inter in sight, he still continues to undermine Sanabria.
His performances
Born in 1997, he was called up for the first time against Salernitana. Against Sassuolo and Lecce he played 16 and 2 minutes, only to end up on the bench against Lazio. After the 9 minutes in Rome, bench against Fiorentina and Napoli. Then came his debut as a starter: 67 very positive minutes in Udine. Even against Monza, he played 62 minutes starting from the start. Against Empoli and Juventus he returned to the bench, but he played 7 and 13 minutes respectively. Finally, another 67 minutes as a starter against Frosinone. 0 goals, 0 assists and 0 yellow cards. After Udine his performances dropped. It is unlikely that he can convince and be redeemed in this way.
An emergency purchase?
Okereke was a last minute, almost emergency purchase. In the last session, Taurus could not invest. Then Masina, Kabic and Okereke arrived. All loans with redemption rights. Okereke was struggling in Serie B, but in Serie A with Venezia and Cremonese he had done very well. However, it was a different context. In short, it was difficult to think that a player like him could help Torino make the leap to Europe. Given the short blanket, his hand was and will still be precious.
