3 Potential Loan Destinations for Arsenal's Folarin Balogun

3 potential loan destinations for Folarin Balogun

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Arsenal’s English striker Folarin Balogun runs with the ball during the English League Cup quarter-final football match between Arsenal and Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 21, 2021. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) /

3. AFC Bournemouth

A little bit left-field, but hear me out. The Cherries have a bonafide striker in Dominic Solanke, who blasted 30 goals for the club last season, but the next best tally was Philip Billing’s 11. Jaidon Anthony was the next best forward behind Solanke with eight goals.

The only knock on this move is that Balogun would not start every week, but surely he would see his fair share of minutes for the newly-promoted side.

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Being second fiddle to Solanke might not be what Mikel Arteta wants for his young striker as he would prefer Balogun to get regular minutes starting. But at Bournemouth, the Premier League experience would be invaluable and he would not be expected to set the league alight.

Likely a long shot as Arsenal would want Balogun to be the main starter for whichever club he goes to, but Bournemouth is nonetheless a rather interesting option.

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