Folarin Balogun (Out)

[Wilshero]

Tbf sell with a buy back clause seems the most reasonable thing to do here and I with we did it more frequently. He wont get the game time he needs to develop properly here, better for him and us if he goes somewhere else to get his minutes. If he turns out to be a world beater we can bring him back for a fraction of his real value, and the other club gets paid for developing him for us. I also believe that the purchasing club will be more inclined to bet on him if they actually buy him instead of just loan him for a season.

Win win really

 

[truth_hurts]

The player nor the buying club needs to accept a buy back clause. We'll get a small fee. He could be a Malen, but could equally be an Akpom.

We have enough talented forwards for me not to be too upset about this. It's not like when we binned Gnabry in favour of Theo and Ox.

 

[jmsmtthw28]

Out of interest what has Mikel said about TJJ?

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/players/tyreece-john-jules-arteta-injury-17872075

The 19-year-old fractured his tarsal bone and hasn't featured for The Imps since February 11. In his seven games he would have had valuable experience, however, starting out in a two-man strike partnership with Tyler Walker before leading the line himself when Walker was recalled by Nottingham Forest.

Having exposed himself to new systems, Arteta believes that will only help John-Jules going forward.

"I think he can do both. When he was with us I was impressed with him, his understanding of the game, how he links with the people around him, how powerful he is. He has got a goal in him." the Arsenal head coach said.

 

[grange]

I don't think he's leaving. I think he's angling for a promotion in terms of making the senior team along with a pay bump. We will probably give it to him.

 

[jmsmtthw28]

I would be all for that, Balogun is a serious talent.
If we can keep him, send him out on loan next season but Orny seems pretty confident hes leaving.

 

[MutableEarth]

I would be all for that, Balogun is a serious talent.
If we can keep him, send him out on loan next season and then bring him in then great but Orny seems pretty confident hes leaving.

We should in theory be able to keep all of Balogun, Nketiah and TJJ.

 

[Maybe]

We should in theory be able to keep all of Balogun, Nketiah and TJJ.

You need to add Martinelli to that as well.
That could actually work for the next 2 years when they won't expect to play every game, but after that, all of them would want to be a starting CF and we would need to decide who stays.
For now, yeah, you could probably stick Martinelli or Eddie a bit wide, TJJ as a second striker and see how it goes in EL games and domestic cups

 

[MutableEarth]

You need to add Martinelli to that as well.
That could actually work for the next 2 years when they won't expect to play every game, but after that, all of them would want to be a starting CF and we would need to decide who stays.
For now, yeah, you could probably stick Martinelli or Eddie a bit wide, TJJ as a second striker and see how it goes in EL games and domestic cups

Precisely. At some point of course something will have to give, whether that is Nketiah, or TJJ, or whoever. But sometimes allowing quality to compete with one another will lead to quality improving upon itself.

 

[Bloodbather]

All I care about is a good exit deal that acts as insurance against the possibility of him blowing up elsewhere. That's the lesson we should learn from past failures like Gnabry or Reine-Adelaide. Picking and choosing from prospects and sometimes losing out is inevitable because player development can be very volatile. You do your best to assess their future prospects and make a choice. What you don't do is to not insure yourself.

 

[jmsmtthw28]

Well its probably going to be a couple of million and 10-15% sell on clause.
I would rather see us hold onto him.

 

[DanDare]

 

[al-Ustaadh]

Signs da tings.

 

[Hunta]

His agent turning the screw.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Sell and put buyback clause we'll get more money from Balogun than from guys like Elneny or Sokratis.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I understand he want to play first team football but we can't promise him that don't think even at Brentford he'll be able to get alot of first minutes even tho it'll be smart step for his development.

10M for Benrahma plus Balogun would be welcome business

 

[Hunta]

This is either his agent or Brentford playing games, they bid £5m in January and want another gift from us.

Whatever happens we need either a buy back clause or a massive sell on %.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

This is either his agent or Brentford playing games, they bid £5m in January and want another gift from us.

Whatever happens we need either a buy back clause or a massive sell on %.

if we really interested in Benrahma we should take this as advantage to get him more cheaper.

 

[al-Ustaadh]

This is either his agent or Brentford playing games, they bid £5m in January and want another gift from us.

Whatever happens we need either a buy back clause or a massive sell on %.

Or convince him to sign a new contract. It’s a shame. With the age profiles of Auba and Laca, he’ll be in line to be a serious option for the first team.

 

[Ashybashy86]

His agent turning the screw.

Was hoping for a positive outcome, but it's not looking good. For the fee, the club must rate him highly, but are they doing enough to keep him?

 

[Hunta]

Or convince him to sign a new contract. It’s a shame. With the age profiles of Auba and Laca, he’ll be in line to be a serious option for the first team.

Nketiah and John-Jules are ahead of him, even if he’s probably more talented than both.