[Albion] Folarin Balogun

[pornomagboy]

linked with an arsenal younster 19 years old has a brilliant scoring record https://www.google.com/amp/s/readso...with-move-for-arsenals-folarin-balogun/?amp=1

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[Guinness Boy]

Gives people who got carried away after the Palace 10 man win a chance to recycle their replica shirts.

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

We've got a ready made song for him too.

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[severnside gull]

Well worth a punt but questionable whether there’s any actual interest. I’m discounting everything I see in the press at the moment. Seems to be a case of pick a random name and say us/Leeds/West Ham are interested

 

[pornomagboy]

8m is a lot of money for an 19 year old


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[Gabbiano]

Another Lamptey maybe?

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

8m is a lot of money for an 19 year old


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PSG paid €145m for a 19 year old.

 

[pornomagboy]

PSG paid €145m for a 19 year old.

OK but he was rather special and played first team football before, watched a few videos of the arsenal lad and he looks brilliant

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[Justice]

8m is a lot of money for an 19 year old


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Not if he scores a hat full.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

We pay £8m for youngsters without work permits these days

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[Uter]

Apparently stalling on a new contract at Arsenal because he's not convinced there's a pathway to the first team. Having Lamptey rapidly integrated into the first team could work in our favour if there's any truth to the story. Could be a match made in heaven. Would love to see him here. Arguably Arsenal's best academy prospect.

 

[Swansman]

Is he related to the less folarin Balogun?

 

[Biscuit]

He's mustard. Would love a gamble on him.

 

[SimpKingpin]

For context:

Balogun scored 10 goals in 15 appearances in Premier League 2 last season.

Connolly scored 11 goals in 15 appearances in Premier League 2 18/19 season.

There's a lot of videos of him on YouTube but it's unclear what clips come from the U18s vs U23s/PL2?
He was an absolute beast in the U18s scoring 25 goals in 19 appearances, 18/19 season.

I guess he's a year behind Connolly.
No idea if we could guarantee him "regular" first team football but might command a spot in the squad...? Must be better than Locadia was. Could be more useful than Jahanbakhsh?

Most popular vid of him:

 

[blockhseagull]

I’m sure the lad is great

But £8m for someone with ZERO senior football experience.

Firm no from me

Now I’m not overly excited by some of the players we are linked with currently, but I think I’d rather have Dia from Reims and his 1 in 3 scoring record than £8m on someone who hasn’t kicked a ball at senior level.

He could well take to it like a duck to water, however Connolly has shown us this season at times it’s VERY hard and I don’t think we can afford to take that risk currently

 

[nickjhs]

8m is a lot of money for an 19 year old

Its an insane amount of money. But unfortunately, as much as I am benefiting from streaming, this is the downside of a global audience. I remember reading an article that said at 20m you are taking a gamble with the quality. Which gives TB his approach, as he has said we cannot afford to buy the players we need so we have to develop them ourselves. He also has a knack of buying "cheaply" players a rung or two up the ladder. So Balogun might be of interest. It's also why there was no way BW was going anywhere.

 

[Medwayseagull]

Has he been here long enough to count as a HGP in the future ?

 

[vagabond]

I’m sure the lad is great

But £8m for someone with ZERO senior football experience.

Firm no from me

Now I’m not overly excited by some of the players we are linked with currently, but I think I’d rather have Dia from Reims and his 1 in 3 scoring record than £8m on someone who hasn’t kicked a ball at senior level.

He could well take to it like a duck to water, however Connolly has shown us this season at times it’s VERY hard and I don’t think we can afford to take that risk currently

This is the going rate in elite football, and “zero top flight experience”? So what?

Transfer fees are not purely based on current top flight experience. We should know this from our own Ben White saga.

Lots of other metrics determine the valuation of a player, and it’s not entirely current footballing ability. Age, potential and as an asset, resale value.

To put it in simple terms:
- If we sign a 34 year old player for 8m there is zero chance of recouping that fee
- if we sign an 18 year old for 8m there is a chance of recouping that fee and potentially making a profit should he turn into a gem.

I have no idea if this report is true, but buying a player like this and loaning him out shouldn’t be a surprise to us fans anymore, no? It’s almost like we have a business model at play.

 

[Whitechapel]

I’m sure the lad is great

But £8m for someone with ZERO senior football experience.

Firm no from me

Now I’m not overly excited by some of the players we are linked with currently, but I think I’d rather have Dia from Reims and his 1 in 3 scoring record than £8m on someone who hasn’t kicked a ball at senior level.

He could well take to it like a duck to water, however Connolly has shown us this season at times it’s VERY hard and I don’t think we can afford to take that risk currently

I see it as a similar risk to Lamptey, although he had played once for Chelsea.

Wouldn’t mind Balogun as long as he wasn’t the only striker we signed. Balogun & Dia would leave us a decent pool of strikers

 

[Bakero]

Has he been here long enough to count as a HGP in the future ?

Yes. His family moved to London from New York when he was two.