Folarin Balogun has completed his move from Arsenal to Monaco in a transfer worth €40million (£34.4m; $43.4m) after add-ons. The two clubs agreed a fee of €30m plus €10m in add-ons for the USMNT striker, and Arsenal have inserted a 17.5 per cent sell-on clause into the deal. The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Ligue 1 club. The Athletic reported earlier this month that Monaco had a formal offer for Balogun rejected by Arsenal. The Ligue 1 side’s sporting director, Thiago Scuro, has a strong relationship with Edu, his opposite number at Arsenal. He spent last...
“Balogun has shown signs that he is a man for the big occasion with five match-winning goals and another 10 to open the scoring. These are goals when the match is in the balance and the game is tight.
“Much is made of the quality gap between Ligue 1 and the Premier League, but the fact he scored against so many teams is also a fairly good indicator that he can adapt his game against different types of defences. “He scored against the champions Paris Saint-Germain, registered home and away against second-placed Lens and third-placed Marseille, and also registered a brace against fourth-placed Rennes and a goal against sixth-placed Monaco. He was not just filling his boots against the relegated teams.“The thing that allows him to get into scoring positions so often is his movement. It is his biggest strength and it is promising that, at a young age, he understands his abilities so well.
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