Folarin Balogun: Monaco sign Arsenal forward on five-year deal for £35m

Folarin Balogun scored 2 goals successful Arsenal's Europa League run during the 2020-21 season

Monaco person completed the £35m signing of striker Folarin Balogun from Arsenal connected a five-year deal.

Balogun had not featured for Arsenal successful the Premier League astatine the commencement of this play contempt first-choice striker Gabriel Jesus being retired injured.

He signed nonrecreational presumption with Arsenal astatine 17 and made 2 top-flight appearances successful his clip with the club.

In Jesus' absence, Eddie Nketiah started the archetypal 2 matches of the campaign, portion Leandro Trossard was favoured successful Saturday's 2-2 gully with Fulham.

In a connection connected their website, Arsenal said: "We convey Folarin for his publication to Arsenal, done our academy into the archetypal team, and privation him the champion of wellness and happiness successful his caller section astatine Monaco."

Born successful New York, Balogun moved to London erstwhile helium was a kid and came done Arsenal's academy system.

He played for England property radical sides each the mode done to under-21s, earning 13 caps astatine that level, earlier electing to play for the United States astatine elder level.

Balogun had indebtedness spells astatine Middlesbrough and Reims, and was linked with Chelsea earlier Arsenal accepted Monaco's offer.

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