Saul Isaksson-Hurst says Arsenal star Folarin Balogun is ‘one of the most exciting forwards in the world’ ahead of his possible exit this summer.
The football coach, who worked one-v-one with Folarin Balogun this summer, stated that there aren’t many young strikers scoring goals in the ‘big leagues in Europe’, as he told Sky Sports.
Arsenal’s Hale-End star, 22, showcased that last season when he struck 21 goals for Stade de Reims in Ligue 1 and now he wants to take his career further.
Ideally, he would want to do that at the Emirates and under the stewardship of Mikel Arteta.
But Gabriel Jesus is ahead of him when leading the line, whilst the club have just paid big-money for German international Kai Havertz.
That’s why there is talk of Balogun leaving this summer, which was touched upon by Isaksson-Hurst when talking about the striker’s qualities.
“For me, he is one of the most exciting young forwards in world football, at the moment,” said Saul Isaksson-Hurst.
“You look at it, there isn’t an abundance of young number 9’s floating around the national market. That’s why there is going to be a lot of interest in Flo, whether he stays at Arsenal or goes somewhere else.
“There aren’t that many young number 9’s scoring goals around the big leagues in Europe. He has the potential to go all the way.
“It’s his mentality as well. That’s the difference. A lot of these players have talent. But not many have the mentality.”
Where next for Balogun?
Inter have made some changes to their forward line after losing the Champions League final to Manchester City, with Romelu Lukaku returning to Chelsea after his loan spell and Edin Dzeko moving to Turkey.
The Italian giants are searching for a number nine and it seems as though they won’t be going back in for Lukaku.
That has started rumours that Balogun could be their guy, and in truth, if that offer is put down on the table for him, then it would be very hard to turn down.
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