Mikel Arteta's stance on the development of on-loan Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun is clear after the 21-year-old netted a hat-trick in Reims' 4-2 win over Lorient on Wednesday night to become Ligue 1's top goalscorer.
The Gunners star helped Reims recover from a two-goal deficit at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II, scoring his 12th, 13th, and 14th goals of the league campaign to overtake the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar in the division's goalscoring charts.
Reims manager Will Still was full of praise for Balogun after his last-gasp equaliser against PSG at the weekend: “He is a super complete striker, he is able to play with his back to goal, in depth,” said Still. “It is technically very clean. He scores, he is decisive.”
