Folarin Balogun was impressed when he was on loan at Reims last season. the race for Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun, who is expected to leave the north London club before the end of the transfer window.
Balogun, a 22-year-old Arsenal academy graduate, has a long fan list in Europe after an impressive loan spell last season in France, where he scored 21 goals in 37 league appearances for Reims.
Arsenal are poised to sell the striker in the coming weeks, but rejected an initial offer from Monaco. Inter are showing interest as well, and Arsenal would be comfortable waging a trade war for Balogun, who recently made his US debut.
Balogun dealt with a minor foot problem in pre-season and did not feature in Sunday's Community Shield victory over Manchester City or last week's friendly against Monaco.
The striker is behind Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah in the hierarchy in » Arsenale», while Kai Havertz is also capable of heading Mikel Arteta's line-up.
Arsenal moved early into this transfer window to sign Havertz, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber for a total cost of around £100. 200 million and are now looking to generate money through sales. Balogun's success in France makes him one of their most valuable assets.
This summer, Arsenal earned around £30m from the sale of Granit Xhaka to Bayer Leverkusen, Pablo Marie Monza and Sheffield United's Auston Trusty.
Goalkeeper Matt Turner is also set to leave the club. . after the deal was agreed with Nottingham Forest. Including add-ons, Turner's move to Forest could end up costing around £10m.
Turner's imminent departure comes as talks continue between Arsenal and Brentford over a possible move for Spanish goalkeeper David Rai.
As reported by Telegraph Sport in recent days, Rai has made it clear he wants to join Arsenal and compete. with Aaron Ramsdale for a starting role on Team Arteta. Raya was in the Wembley stands to watch Arsenal's victory over City on Sunday, but a deal between the two clubs has yet to be agreed.
Meanwhile, Arsenal midfielder Jorginho has no intention of leaving the club club this summer.
It has been reported in Turkey that Jorginho wants to leave Arsenal in this transfer window amid interest from Fenerbahce. But Telegraph Sport understands that the 31-year-old wants to stay at the Emirates Stadium and fight for his place in the team.
Jorginho joined Arsenal from Chelsea in January and has one left year contract at the Emirates Stadium with an option for another year. As one of the senior players on the team, he quickly established himself as an important figure within the club.
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