Folarin Balogun has delivered his final transfer plea to Mikel Arteta in the hope of remaining an Arsenal player and the club's first-choice striker. The 21-year-old has enjoyed a fruitful season in France on loan at Reims where he has scored 21 Ligue 1 goals from 37 appearances which looks to have given him the best chance of being integrated back into the Gunners first team upon his return to north London.
Unfortunately for Balogun, Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus both appear ahead of him in the pecking order which would make regular minutes hard to come by. Having missed just one league game all season, a bit-part role is unlikely to satisfy the needs of Balogun and therefore a permanent departure looks likely with numerous interested parties keeping tabs on his situation.
The Athletic are reporting that AC Milan, Inter Milan, RB Leipzig, Marseille and Monaco are all in the summer race for his signature. Serie A champions Napoli are the latest team to throw their name in the hat as they potentially look for a Victor Osimhen replacement.
