Folarin Balogun urged to leave Arsenal despite Mikel Arteta’s contract confidence

Former Arsenal striker Benik Afobe has urged Folarin Balogun to go away the membership on the finish of the season and to not signal a brand new contract.

The highly-rated striker is because of see his present deal expire on the finish of the marketing campaign, the place he’ll be accessible on a free switch, and Arsenal are decided to maintain him.

Mikel Arteta has lately spoken about his confidence in retaining the providers of Balogun, regardless of the very fact there are simply months remaining on his deal.

Nonetheless, former Arsenal striker Afobe has likened Balogun’s scenario to his personal and believes he ought to look to search out alternatives elsewhere.

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“All of it will depend on your positioning and who’s forward of you… Balogun, he’s good, I’ve seen him play,” Afobe instructed The Lovely Sport Podcast.

“I feel it’s the suitable determination for him to go away. The captain [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang] is a quantity 9, the opposite quantity 9 is prime goalscorer this season, [Alexandre] Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah is a few years older than him and has additionally achieved properly.

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“If you wish to preserve ready to your likelihood, earlier than you already know it you’re 23, and groups, managers will begin choosing up gamers who’re extra skilled within the Championship, who’ve 100 appearances to their title, as an alternative of the man from Arsenal who has performed for England Underneath-19s. And that’s type of what’s occurred to me as properly.”

Afobe, now at Turkish aspect Trabzonspor, rose by means of the ranks at Arsenal however did not earn a single senior look on the membership.

He joined Wolves from the Gunners for a reported £2m in 2015, the place he loved the perfect years of his profession with the membership.

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