Arsenal tell Folarin Balogun to step up search for new club

Arsenal tell Folarin Balogun to step up search for new club The 21-year-old scored 21 goals out on loan at Stade Reims last season; only Kylian Mbappe, Alexandre Lacazette and Jonathan David scored more in Ligue 1; Crystal Palace, West Ham, Brentford, Fulham and Everton have shown interest in Balogun.Arsenal have told Folarin Balogun's representatives to work on finding a new club after he again rejected the chance to discuss a new deal, 90min understands. The 21-year-old, who recently switched his international allegiance from England to the United States of America, spent the 2022/23 season on loan at Stade Reims, and enjoyed a fruitful spell as he scored 21 goals in 37 Ligue 1 appearances. Only Kylian Mbappe, Alexandre Lacazette and Jonathan David had a better scoring record in France's top flight than Balogun last season, so there were high hopes for the younster returning to Arsenal and getting a chance to impress under Mikel Arteta. "What I can say is that I definitely won't go on loan again," Balogun recently stressed about his future. "I'm not sure [about] the discussions that are going to take place, I'm not sure what's going to happen." But rather than Balogun being given a route into Arsenal's first team, a permanent departure from the Emirates Stadium appears to be the most likely scenario at present.