Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun is a dream signing for AC Milan this summer amid links to Chelsea.
AC Milan would love to add Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun alongside new international teammate Christian Pulisic.
That is according to Sky Italia’s Gianluca Di Marzio, who claims that Milan are eyeing up three strikers.
One of them seems to be a fallback option in Porto striker Mehdi Taremi, with Arsenal ace Balogun and Lille star Jonathan David the ‘dream’ targets.
It’s stated that the costs of signing either Balogun or David are ‘very high’ and that could be a problem for Milan.
The Italian side recently lost their star midfielder Sandro Tonali to Newcastle United, so may be looking to invest.
Still, the price Arsenal want Balogun is thought to be around £50million according to the Daily Mail last week.
That could price Milan out of a deal even though they cling onto their dream of signing Balogun.
Folarin Balogun may fancy Christian Pulisic link-up at AC Milan
Balogun has already made one huge decision this year.
The 22-year-old had been a regular for the England Under-21’s, scoring seven times in 13 caps.
Balogun was born in New York though and the United States were pushing to convince him into switching allegiance.
Balogun has now made that decision, switching to play for the United States – and he already has one goal in two caps.
Milan are on the verge of signing another American international star with Fabrizio Romano reporting that Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic has signed a four-year deal with the club.
There may be a real temptation for Balogun to join forces with Pulisic in Milan, believing that they can cause mayhem for club and country.
Chelsea move seems unlikely for Balogun
Strong links to Milan have emerged again after strange speculation suggesting that Chelsea were moving for Balogun.
Football Transfers reported last week that Balogun’s representatives had spoken to Chelsea about a potential deal.
Balogun is seeking regular playing time after a superb campaign on loan at Stade de Reims, scoring 21 Ligue 1 goals.
Arsenal seemingly won’t be able to give that to Balogun and a move to Stamford Bridge has been touted.
Yet with Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku on board, Chelsea wouldn’t exactly be providing guaranteed minutes.
Arsenal would hate to sell a top talent to Chelsea too, meaning we think Milan is a much more likely destination than Stamford Bridge this summer.
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