Mikel Arteta continues to be faced with a major attacking dilemma in the summer with on loan forward Folarin Balogun on target again. Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah are the two current natural number nine options at the club with Balogun sent out on loan to Reims to help develop his game in France.
The 21-year-old Hale End grad has been on fire in Ligue 1 this season and his strike in Reims' 4-0 win over Troyes took him to 15 goals for the season making him the outright top scorer in France, two ahead of Kylian Mbappe.
Ahead of Arsenal's clash with Brentford, Mikel Arteta was asked about Balogun with the Spaniard delivering nothing but praise while also revealing the plan for his future in north London amid plenty of European interest. He said: "So happy for him. He’s a boy with a really clear idea of what he wants to do in his career.
