Journalist Ryan Taylor has shed light on Arsenal’s plans regarding Folarin Balogun, with reports suggesting that the club values the American forward at £50 million. Balogun impressed during his loan spell at Reims last season, emerging as one of the top scorers in Europe.
Having exceeded expectations, Balogun no longer desires a loan move and is seeking a permanent transfer away from Arsenal. However, the Gunners do not view him as their primary striker option, leading them to put him on the market for a sale before the transfer window closes.
Balogun’s exceptional performances last season have attracted interest from clubs across Europe, and Arsenal is likely to receive offers. Nonetheless, Taylor believes that Arsenal’s asking price might deter potential suitors, potentially leading them to look elsewhere for striking options.
He tells Give Me Sport:
“They are looking at him, from what I understand. I’ve had conversations about Balogun’s future. There are a lot of clubs informed on his situation. Palace are one, Inter Milan, Monaco, Marseille, Leipzig, AC Milan, but I think ultimately, the price tag’s going to prove complicated for a lot of these clubs because Arsenal know he’s a really talented player.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
Balogun is a top talent and everyone knows this, but it would be hard for us to earn £50m from his departure.
The striker will do well at a smaller club, but we must lower our expectations as soon as possible so that offers will start coming in for his signature.
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If Balogun is such a talent and has proved himself on loan why on earth aren’t we giving him a try. Can someone educate me please
He’s a striker that scores goals , came through the academy and knows players like saka and smith Rowe inside out , why on earth would we want to sell him ? He scored more goals last year than Jesus , he’s a proper number 9 . He scored 20 goals last year for Reims , imagine how many he could score in an arsenal team bursting with creative players . He has Arsenal “dna”. The host of clubs vying for his signature should surely mean he should get a chance to show what he can do , it’s a shame that because he isn’t costing us a bundle of money and has come through the youth system instead he must not be good enough , what’s the point of having a great youth system if you don’t harness it when they are ready , a perfect example should be saka , I’ve watched a lot of Arsenal u23 games and have rated him for a while , give him a chance in the first team the boy deserves it
I think the price tag has been set because we don’t really want to sell him, but if we have to then we get a decent price for him.
GB, exactly right; if a prospective suitor isn’t prepared to pah ehat Arsenal wants, he stays.
I am sick and tired of Arsenal selling low, when other clubs want the earth for their players.
Is Arsenal in a hurry to sale Balogun? Is Arsenal trying to offload Balogun? Is Balogun pushing for an exit? Are we over pricing Balogun? Is £50 million too much for a player who scored 20+ goals in this modern transfer market?
If we answer these questions then we’ll have a better understanding of the whole process.
I believe It’s time for Arsenal to get benefits from player sales and not the other way round. Why should we always sale our players at a give away price.
At the moment we only have Jesus, Nketia and Balogun as strikers.
If no one is willing to pay £50,000,000 then the boy will stay period.
Everyone is over pricing their players (Rice, Bellingham, Caicedo, Lavia) let them pay if not the boy stays, we have a lot of fixtures to fulfill.
TRUST THE PROCESS
Arsenal should sell at the price they deem fit and any club that wants him should pay up.
Arsenal set the price and clubs can match it or come close to matching. We sold some cheap to move players out, so clubs are thinking we will sell another cheap.
Don’t care about other’s financial situation, need, or tapping up. Prices are crazy, so why should be be different? Brighton has mastered this, so hopefully we learned from them and West Ham.
Meet the price or jog on!
If Balogun happens to be a Brighton player or a west ham player and he he scored just 13 league goals in a season he will be valued at 60 million. Osimehin scored 15 goals for Lille 4 of it was penalties but he was sold to Napoli for 75 million, the rest is history. If no club is willing to pay up, let’s sell Nketiah instead and give Balogun chance. We’ve given Nketiah lots of chances and we’ve seen what he can do, let’s give Balogun the same chance and see what he can do.
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Folarin Balogun ,un artillero muy talentoso,rápido y efectivo,cualquier otro club lo querría,pero saben si nosotros no lo apreciamos como debería,es mejor venderlo y porque no al Brighton Hove Albion como parte de pago por Caicedo
Más la diferencia para completar esa transferencia que nos vendría bien para acorazar el equipo..durante la próxima larga temporada..e incluso se puede vender con una cláusula de recompra como lo hacen otros clubes para recuperarlo.mas adelante ..ya más fogueado en la premier..creo que no sería tan descabellado pensando a futuro
Arsenal should tie Balogun down with a new contract. When West Ham get over a £100 pound for Rice, Arsenal should get the £50 pound they’re asking for Balogun.
Should we always sell cheap and buy expensive? We are also in ‘business’.
Interesting reports that spurs have made an offer for Vlahovic, who a lot of fans on here want us to sign.