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3 reasons why Arsenal should choose Folarin Balogun over Eddie Nketiah

By Adam Schultz

Reims' English forward Folarin Balogun celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between AS Monaco and Stade de Reims at the Louis II Stadium (Stade Louis II) in the Principality of Monaco on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Reims' English forward Folarin Balogun celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between AS Monaco and Stade de Reims at the Louis II Stadium (Stade Louis II) in the Principality of Monaco on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Reims’ English forward Folarin Balogun (R) celebrates with Reims’ Dutch midfielder Azor Matusiwa after scoring his team’s first goal during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Stade de Reims at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on January 29, 2023. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Reims’ English forward Folarin Balogun (R) celebrates with Reims’ Dutch midfielder Azor Matusiwa after scoring his team’s first goal during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Stade de Reims at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on January 29, 2023. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images) /

3. Balogun’s ceiling is far higher

By now, most of us know what Nketiah’s ceiling is. He is a competent backup who can come in for three or four games and do a job as he did last season. But can he be more than that? Maybe.

For Balogun, he showed for Reims last season that he is capable of leading the line consistently and he scored goals regularly.

There is still a feeling that we don’t know what Balogun could become if given a chance at Arsenal, and going by his exploits in France, he has already surpassed Nketiah despite being three years younger.

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