At A Glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal have plenty of Hale End graduates who have struggled to make the cut at the senior level of Gunners football \u2013 and Folarin Balogun, who left the club permanently in 2023, is the epitome of a talent lost too early.<\/p>\n Having emerged through the academy ranks as a goal-getting sensation, the American\u2019s stint with the first team was short-lived.<\/p>\n All in all, he played just ten times under the stewardship of Mikel Arteta and plundered three goal involvements (two goals and one assist) in that timeframe.<\/p>\n Read More: <\/strong>Arsenal suffer huge transfer blow in pursuit of \u00a387m Gabriel Martinelli replacement candidate<\/p>\n Balogun, 24, moved to AS Monaco three years ago and has proved why there was plenty of promise surrounding him during his Arsenal days. He\u2019s since turned a corner in France and he\u2019s being linked with a summer move as a result. <\/p>\n When Balogun first tipped up on French soil, first-team minutes were certainly hard to come by as captain Wissam Ben Yedder was the club\u2019s main focal point.<\/p>\n Ben Yedder eventually left in the summer after the USMNT international arrived, the latter faced a season hampered by injury. 2025\/26, however, has proven why the young centre-forward is all about. <\/p>\n Mika Biereth, formerly of Arsenal, is also on the books of Monaco but Folarin Balogun is currently higher up on Sebastian Pocognoli\u2019s attacking pecking order.<\/p>\n At the time of writing, the American hotshot has plundered 15 goals and a further five assists for the Ligue 1 outfit across the entire season \u2013 and he\u2019s being linked with a move away from Stade Louis II.<\/p>\n Amid a strong season with Monaco, L\u2019Equipe has reported that he\u2019s caught the attention of sides in the Premier League<\/a>thus insinuating that a return could be on the cards when the summer transfer window opens.<\/p>\n He\u2019s become more well-rounded in terms of what he can offered at the top of the tree, which has not been lost on teams in England\u2019s top flight.<\/p>\n Monaco \u2013 who are sixth in Ligue 1 \u2013 are currently on the precipice of securing a spot in the Europa Conference League for next season and that\u2019s largely thanks to the 2001-born frontman\u2019s potency in the final third.<\/p>\n Hindsight is a beautiful thing, isn\u2019t it? It would have been wise for Arsenal \u2013 whose centre-forward issues have been rife in years gone by \u2013 to keep hold of the former Stade Reims and Middlesbrough talisman three years ago.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear whether Arteta is going to stick by Viktor Gyokeres, who is yet to properly find his feet in England, or move on.<\/p>\n But Balogun would not be a terrible squad option for the Gunners, who are likely to fight on all fronts late on until every campaign.<\/p>\n\n
\nI’m sorry<\/strong> Balogun to return to the Premier League? English clubs queuing up<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\nShould Arsenal be interest in a Folarin Balogun return?<\/strong><\/h2>\n