According to reports from Italy, after abandoning their pursuit of Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku, Inter have moved their focus to acquiring Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun. The Nerazzurri have given up on signing the Belgian after weeks of negotiations with Chelsea. Not pleased would be an understatement when describing how they felt about the player's actions during […]

Arsenal is apparently willing to complete a Folarin Balogun transfer this summer, despite his recent success on loan. The United States men's national team striker netted an impressive 22 goals in 39 total appearances with French side Reims last season. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen if club manager Mikel Arteta rates the striker high […]

Arsenal began their preseason on Thursday with a 1-1 draw against Nurnberg. The game in Germany predictably featured a plethora of players throughout the fixture. Among the second-half substitutes were an American duo, as well as a debut for new signing Kai Havertz. The North London outfit was, however, forced to make a late change […]

Folarin Balogun spent each of the last two seasons away from his parent club Arsenal on loan. The first one was at Middlesbrough in the Championship. Then, in this most recent campaign, Balogun put up great numbers at Reims in Ligue Un. However, he does not want another temporary move away from the Emirates. He […]

The United States men's national team (USMNT) booked its place in the Nations League final after beating Mexico on Thursday. Christian Pulisic netted a brace for the Yanks, but the match between the rivals gained attention for the wrong reasons. Four players were sent off in the second half and the game ended early because […]

Folarin Balogun brings the expertise of a true goalscorer to the USMNT. His lethal nature in front of goal is exactly what the United States is in need of. Even before kicking a ball for the national team, it's safe to say that he is likely to be the first USMNT true goalscorer we've had […]

Folarin Balogun has been named in the latest USMNT 24-man roster ahead of the Concacaf Nations League Finals. The squad starts reporting to Los Angeles as early as Sunday, June 4. Newly appointed interim head coach B.J. Callaghan must then trim one player from the squad to submit his 23-player squad to CONCACAF by June […]

Folarin Balogun will surely be targeted by multiple clubs during the summer transfer window. The 21-year-old striker is currently having a stellar season on loan at French side Stade Reims. He has racked up 20 Ligue 1 goals, the first U21 player to reach this goal tally in Europe's top five leagues. Balogun is now […]

Folarin Balogun will officially represent the USA in international play. FIFA revealed on Tuesday that it approved a request by US Soccer to change the player's affiliation from England to the USMNT. The Arsenal currently on loan at Reims striker could have chosen Nigeria as well. Balogun, 21, previously represented England's U17 before switching to […]

The fight for Folarin Balogun looks to continue as the striker is set to meet with England coaches next week. Balogun was recently called up to the England U21 team, but he did not feature in the team's recent matches. He pulled out of the squad due to an apparent minor hamstring injury. Instead of […]

Matt Turner has claimed that the USMNT would be "grateful" to have Folarin Balogun. The two are teammates at Premier League side Arsenal, but Balogun is currently on loan with Ligue 1 club Reims. Balogun has already scored 18 goals for the French club in 29 total matches during the current campaign. However, he did […]

Gareth Southgate released his England squad for Euro 2024 qualifying in March with some controversial choices. The runner-up from Euro 2020 has a pair of games next weekend. First off is a trip to the team it lost to in that Euro 2020 Final, Italy. Then, the Three Lions host Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday, […]

Folarin Balogun leads Ligue Un in goals. He is ahead of Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, Lionel Messi, Jonathan David and Alexandre Lacazette. After 20 appearances in France's top flight, Balogun has 14 goals. Moreover, he is doing this with Reims, a traditionally bottom-half-of-the-table team. He is on loan from Arsenal. For good measure, Reims has 26 […]