Folarin Balogun, a player with Nigerian ancestry who plays for Stade de Reims in France, has reportedly caught the attention of Italian powerhouse AC Milan as reported by the Italian publication Calcio Mercato. Balogun has had a stellar season with Stade de Reims thus far.
According to the article, Milan are keeping an eye on Balogun as a potential long-term successor for Olivier Giroud and may make a move for the striker owned by Arsenal next summer.
The Rossoneri’s Serie A championship last season was made possible by Giroud, who just turned 36, and has had a fantastic experience in Milan.
For AC Milan, the ex-Chelsea player is still having a significant impact. To assist the Italian champions defeat Spezia 2-1 on Saturday, he delivered an incredible winning goal.
However, Giroud’s successful career, which saw him win multiple awards in France, England, and Italy, is coming to an end at age 36.
However, Milan is evaluating Folarin Balogun as a possibility for the position of long-term successor to the former Arsenal player next summer.
According to the website, “Olivier Giroud is back as an absolute protagonist with two very heavy goals in the Champions League against Salzburg. We talk about it again from a World Cup perspective, but given his age, Milan will also have to think about new, younger strikers.”
“Behind Giroud could therefore be inserted a young striker, of value but not excessive costs. AC Milan, therefore, looks around, and the French league could hide an extremely interesting player who reflects these characteristics.
“A possible special note could be Folarin Balogun, who is playing on loan at Reims and with excellent results. The class of 2001, already approached Milan at a very young age a couple of years ago, has so far collected seven goals and two assists in Ligue 1, thus allowing glimpses of talent and the possibility of improvement.
“A market the transalpine one that Milan often observes, even if in the case of Balogun it would then be necessary to go to Arsenal, owner of the 21-year-old’s card, who sent him on loan just in search of a maturity that could also be tempting to the Rossoneri. The valuation is around 15 million, but every goal risks making it grow.”
Balogun has performed admirably in France, where he is now on loan at Reims.
