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Stan Kroenke told Arsenal have 'excellent addition' ready to add to Mikel Arteta's squad

Arsenal icon Bacary Sagna is predicting Folarin Balogun to take a similar trajectory to William Saliba and one day shine for the Gunners.

Balogun is currently spending the season on loan at French Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims and has taken the league by storm with 15 goals in 22 matches. He is currently the top scorer in the entire division, one ahead of former Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette, and PSG trio Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.

Balogun progressed through the ranks of Arsenal's academy and has been regarded as one of the club's top talents for several years, though he was unable to show his best on loan at Middlesbrough last season. He will be hoping he can follow in the footsteps of Saliba, who had three separate loan spells in France before establishing himself as a crucial first team player this term following his £30 million move from Saint-Etienne in 2019.

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