Folarin Balogun has broken his silence amid numerous reports linking him with a potential move away from Arsenal during this transfer window. The young striker had an impressive loan spell at Reims last season, catching the attention of several clubs who are now showing interest in securing his services. Arsenal is reportedly open to letting him go for the right fee.
Currently partaking in pre-season with Mikel Arteta’s side, Balogun’s future remains uncertain as the coaching staff assess whether he is ready for a place in the first team. However, it seems the prevailing belief is that he will depart from Arsenal, especially with Inter Milan expressing interest in acquiring his signature during this transfer window.
In response to the speculations surrounding his future, Balogun has spoken out, stating that his agents are handling discussions and negotiations regarding his potential move. This statement suggests that the player himself is letting his representatives take charge of the decision-making process, allowing him to focus on his preparations and development as a young talent in the world of football.
He said, as quoted by the Daily Mail:
‘I obviously went away and the aim of me going away was to prove I can play first-team football.
‘Obviously, me coming back, I had a good season, I felt I was able to do that and play at that level so coming back, it’s not really much of a situation where I think I need to try extra hard to prove something.
‘It’s a decision that’s not with me, it’s with the people higher up.
‘I’m sure they’ll make that decision and whatever happens, I’m cool with it.’
Balogun added ‘I’m obviously just focused on pre-season with the team.
‘I’m really just focused here and of course, my agent and my family are dealing with this.’
Just Arsenal Opinion
It is a big summer for Balogun and Arsenal and we need to quickly decide on his future so we can give ourselves a good chance to replace the striker.
However, we can also decide to keep him and give him chances to impress in the first half of next season, even though he may have limited game time.
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One thing i don’t understand is why are we keeping Nketiah and selling Balogun. We’ve giving Nketiah lots of chances and we’ve seen what he can do, let’s give Balogun chance too and see what he can also do. We may be saving millions on Balogun. One thing I’m sure of is he can’t be more worse than Nketiah.
He is good let him play for us
Balogun has an opportunity during this preseason to impress the manager. There is still time. I want him to be given a chance but I don’t know if Arteta rates him..
I hope he can learn from Saliba situation and go for another loan probably in premier league or to an Italian team for further first team and improvement,I believe he will have a clear picture of his future by this time next season
I think if possible he can be given a chance to prove bcoz you can’t let a striker of 21 league 1 goals and you go for that one of montipel of lessthan 20 goals