Arsenalare “happy to sell”Folarin Balogunthis summer, Gunners insiderTeamnewsandtixhas told GIVEMESPORT.
The striker has made it clear that he will not be going out on loan again, so a permanent move away from the Emirates is starting to look increasingly likely.
Arsenal transfer news — Folarin Balogun
Dharmesh Sheth recently informedGIVEMESPORTthat Balogun is attracting interest from the Premier League and elsewhere.
The Sky Sports ɾєρօɾτer has also ɾєⱱєɑłєԀ thatArsenal want a whopping £50m for the 21-year-oldafter his impressive loan spell atReimslast season.
The Sun, however, claims that the Gunners are ready to do business at £35m, which is still a lot of money.
Balogun really excelled during his time atReims, scoring 22 goals in 39 appearances, as perTransfermarkt.
Teamnewsandtix says the Gunners are open to selling Balogun this summer but thinks they may struggle to get the sort of money they are looking for.
Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, theArsenalinsider said:”Balogun is weird because in the last couple of days, two stories have come out with different prices thatArsenalare willing to accept. As far as I know,Arsenalare happy to sell him.
“It’s a decision I’m also on board with personally, not that that overly matters, but yeah, it’s about what price point and who’s looking at him. And obviously with price point, it depєɴԀs on who’s looking. I mean, we can say we want £40m, for example, but if you’re only getting Ligue 1 teams looking at him and their names aren’t PSG, they’re not going to pay £40m. It’s just not going to happen. So the price will be judged by who’s looking.”
Who couldFolarin Balogunjoin this summer?
If Balogun does decide to leave the Emirates, he may have options.
According toThe Sun, Palace are keen on the USA international, while Italian giants AC Milan and Inter Milan are big admirers of the player.
However, it is hard to imagine any of those clubs forking out £50m or even £35m on Balogun.
Inter, for example, are trying to take Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku on another loan, as ɾєρօɾτed byThe Telegraph, suggesting that they do not have too much money to spєɴԀ in this transfer window.
It meansArsenalwill probably have to lower their asking price if Balogun is to get a permanent move this summer. If not, he is likely to remain with Mikel Arteta’s squad after warning his employers that he is unwilling to depart on a temporary basis again.
