Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun has been in phenomenal form out on loan at Ligue One side Stade de Reims this season.
The 21-year-old has scored 18 goals in all competitions, and he is joint second in the French top flight’s goalscoring charts.
With Balogun likely to be expecting regular football on his return to the Emirates in the summer, there has been a lot of debate among supporters on Twitter about what to do with him:
Better not be sold
— OrganisedMessFC (@BrutallyGooner) March 23, 2023
I don’t think Edu will keep him
— Quincy West (@QuincyWest00) March 23, 2023
He has to prove himself in pre season..
Otherwise the Loan spell has worked..— Empungu mareere (@TwinobuhungiroE) March 23, 2023
Keep Him 100%
— Mark Woodward Blue Tick (@TrinityHS2018) March 23, 2023
£40-60m….cashout!
— Fuja Cheph Toyin (@fujasherif) March 23, 2023
Give him a full season at Arsenal, or sell for £60m
— Edu Out! (@zelda5_iam) March 23, 2023
He needs another loan before we decide.
— Widdy UG ☆🍺 (@widdydennis) March 23, 2023
Must keep don’t wanna see him slapping goals for next team
— 🤴🏿 (@EastsideNugg) March 23, 2023
He’ll be sold
— Gawler (@Hypocrisyisok) March 23, 2023
Gotta keep balogun unless a big offer comes for him (70 -89 million)
— Luke Mukelenge (@LukeMukelenge) March 23, 2023
You have to think that Balogun would be above Eddie Nketiah in the pecking order when he arrives back at London Colney, but whether he can displace Gabriel Jesus or even Leandro Trossard to play as the number nine, it is up for debate.
The Premier League is a step up from Ligue One, and you need to have a lot of qualities to be a regular starter in England. Manager Mikel Arteta will probably run the rule over Balogun in pre-season and then make a decision on the striker’s future off the back of that.
