After 30 league games, the scoring leaders in the French Ligue 1 are Kylian Mbappe (19), Jonathan David (19), Alexandre Lacazette (18) and Folarin Balogun (18). Lacca used to play for Arsenal, while Balogun is the Gunners’ player. And while he is setting the league on fire and trails France’s best player by only one goal, in North London, they are thinking about what to do with the talented prospect. And as it stands, they are willing to sell him.Arsenal kid can spark the Inter – Milan bidding warDuring the last two seasons, the Gunners invested heavily in building the ‘win the Premier League now’ team, and so far, they are on the right course, but in the future (read: this June), things are about to change. It’s not a secret or rumour at all, as sporting director Edu announced that selling players will become a pivotal part of Arsenal’s development. But Balogun is an intriguing prospect. His 18 goals in one of the Top 5 European leagues cannot be underestimated, not to mention that he did it in an average Reims side. He took advice from Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe and moved to France on a loan. And now, he can decide on his own future.Nigeria, England or the USA? Three nations enter the Folarin Balogun raceWith only two years remaining on his contract and with 18+ goals in the French top division (there are 8 more games to play), Arsenal’s Academy player is the master of his own destiny. He will surely come back to the Emirates in June and report back to Mikel Arteta. But, from there on, two things can happen. He will go to the training camp and try to force his way into the first team (just like Saliba did last summer), but that means he would have to be excellent, as the current two strikers are Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah. The other option would be to use his great season and Arsenal’s need of cash to force a transfer to a club where he will be the first or second player (AC Milan?). And according to the latest reports, the Gunners would be open to the idea of a sale, especially since the player indicated he doesn’t want to extend his current deal with the North American side. A figure of 30 million pounds has been mentioned, which is not bad, considering that he is an Arsenal Academy product.##NAJAVA_MECA_7162581##
