Arsenal news – brilliant 22-goal star has been tipped to secure summer move

Alan Smith has claimed that Florian Balogun will most likely leave Arsenal this summer window

Balogun is now back at ARSENAL after a stunning season in Ligue 1 with Reims – where he impressed massively and hit an impressive 22 goals for the French side.

His stats last season has led to alot of speculation about his long-term future at Arsenal – with reports suggesting that he is eyeing up a move away after being told that he is not guaranteed regular football at the Emirates.

Arsenal would prefer to keep hold of the player – but they also know that he has a desire to play on a weekly basis – and they simply cannot guarantee him those kind of minutes.

WHAT HAS BEEN SAID – 

‘It is hard because he’s a few notches down the pecking order now, especially with Havertz coming into the squad,’ Smith told Gambling Zone.

‘I think the management probably see Nketiah being further ahead of him at the moment, they are similar types of players, and the club must think that Nketiah is a little bit better than Balogun.

‘From Balogun’s point of view, he will be thinking more about how much game time he’s going to get. Given that he doesn’t want to go back out on loan, he may have to leave the football club.

‘It’s always a shame when somebody has come through the ranks like that and does leave. There is every chance that he could go on and have a fantastic career elsewhere and score lots of goals.

‘If he does move on, it will give Arsenal a chance to recoup quite a lot of money. He’s a valuable player who can probably fetch £30m plus after the season he had in France. With financial fair play and all the rest of it, that that could help Arsenal a fair bit.’

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