Brentford has an interest in Folarin Balogun as the Englishman shines on loan from Arsenal at Reims in France.
Balogun joined the Ligue 1 side on loan this summer as a little-known player and not many expected him to do well.
But he has defied expectations and is now among the top scorers in the whole of Europe.
This is a thing of pride for Arsenal and should earn him a place in their squad for the next campaign.
However, Mikel Arteta has more than enough strikers and is even on the lookout for a more physical player.
This could be an indication that the Gunners do not have a plan to give Balogun too many playing chances next season.
A report via Sport Witness reveals he is now on the radar of Brentford and they could pounce to add him to their squad in the summer.
The Premier League side considers him a good replacement for Ivan Toney, who could be sold at the end of this season.
Just Arsenal Opinion
If we do not have a clear plan for Balogun, we will lose him to one of the clubs chasing his signature.
The attacker has had a good season and would not want to spend time on the bench again when he returns and we agree he deserves to play.
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Player swap and include a buy-back clause would be an ideal situation.
JA opinion states” we agree that he deserves to play”! But you do not specify where or for which club, I notice.
Perhaps you think it is implied that means at Arsenal but IF SO, that is unlikely to happen, in my opinion. Balogun had foolishly done an Emi Martinez in saying , “play me or I will leave”.
A statement like that tells MA that Balogun is not a team player and I draw my own and I think completely obvious conclusion therefore, that he will be sold
I will be surprised if he is NOT sold, frankly, and agree with that needing to happen. Just as it needed with Martinez and for the self same reason.
There is nothing wrong for a player to demand such. Especially when he knows he can deliver.
If that is the reason Martinez was sold, he has got nothing to lose. He is still the first choice at villa and country. He has moved on to win the world cup after leaving the Emirate.
And the Ramsdale we acquired is not better than him.
Total ✅️ right ✅️ 👌