Arsenal make transfer decision on Anglo-American-Nigerian striker

Published: December 06, 2021

Arsenal have reportedly made a transfer decision on Anglo-American-Nigerian center forward Folarin Balogun amid interest from Championship clubs ahead of the reopening of the transfer window.

According to The Athletic via Daily Express, the Gunners hierarchy has decided that a temporary move away for Balogun is the best option for all parties and sanctioned a loan move until the end of the 2021-2022 season.

Balogun was promoted to Arsenal's first team in the off-season after committing his future to the club for another four years.

However, the Hale End Academy graduate is not in the plans of manager Mikel Arteta, logging only 77 minutes from a possible 1,530 in all competitions this season.

It was previously thought that Balogun would be given more minutes as from next month with attack-minded duo Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nicolas Pepe set to be on international duty with Gabon and Ivory Coast respectively at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The England U21 international has made an excellent impression with his performances in the Premier League 2, scoring thirteen goals in ten matches.

Born in New York City, Balogun has played nonstop at Arsenal since the age of eight.

Igho Kingsley

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