July 16, 2023 at 8:50 PM by Thomas
Folarin Balogun has people following him, which makes the operation more complicated for OM who are following him.
In his quest for a reinforcement attacker to compensate for the possible departure of Alexis Sanchez, Olympique de Marseille ticked several names. That of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang mentioned yesterday Saturday, on Sports. But also by Folarin Balogun who comes out of a convincing last season in the Stade de Reims jersey in Ligue 1, although he does not belong to the Champagne club. But at Arsenal.
Folarin Balogun does not want to be loaned out for another season
The United States international (he chose the US selection being born in New York, rather than England), made his mark in football with the Gunners. Since his last contract extension in 2022, he has been associated with his club until the end of the 2024-2025 financial year. And as he has publicly stated, he will not be (re)loaned this season; either he has Arteta’s confidence and plays in the first team, or – and this is the current trend – he leaves the club during this transfer window.
OM are not the only club interested in the player’s profile
Problem for OM, it is not the only club to have interest in the 22-year-old striker. Which is estimated at 30 million euros on this transfer market, both by Transfermarkt and the Football Observatory. This is the cost of a Vitinha (the most expensive rookie record), for Marseille. For the salary, it will be above all a question of the clubs which court him to revalue his contract of the moment which is worth to him to earn 2.4 million euros gross annually, without the additional bonuses. The Stade de Reims only took part of it during its freelance.
Among the English bookmakers who are interested in his future, OM are only a distant outsider to recruit him. Given equal to Stade de Reims, and after AS Monaco, for another in Ligue 1. It was West Ham who recently held the rope.
2023-07-16 18:50:00
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