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Club legend Thierry Henry is impressed with Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun transfer’s decision, acknowledging his bravery to move to France.
THE LOWDOWN: EXCELLENT START TO LIFE IN FRANCE
Balogun sought for career advancement and moved to French Ligue 1 during the summer and it has been a highly rewarding time for the Arsenal youngster so far.
Balogun has scored five goals, made two assists, and won two penalties in just seven appearances for Reims this campaign. With his performances, the youngster is currently among the Ligue 1 top scorers list this season, and a legend of his parent club has been impressed with his decision.
THE LATEST: BRAVERY SALUTED
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has been impressed with Folarin Balogun’s decision to move to France. The French star also expressed his delight at seeing him scoring goals for fun in Ligue 1.
Henry told the Standard: “I’m really happy for him because in general English players don’t go abroad.
“Normally players are loaned either to another Premier League side or in the Championship. He’s a very English-style player who likes to run down the channels but he was missing something, which was his finishing.
“He’s now starting to score goals regularly and I’m happy for that – happy he has gone abroad. It’s especially so considering he is a Londoner, in general, Londoners struggle to leave London. When I heard he was coming to France, it made me think he has a refreshing mindset.”
THE VERDICT: CAN DO MORE
Balogun leaving his comfort zone has really helped him to focus on his skillset and finishing in the Ligue 1 this term. Although he admitted that former teammate Alexandre Lacazette was highly influential in his move, but one can’t deny his own will and desire to be better, hence the move to France.
Arteta once stated that he is the future of the club and at 21, it is good to finally see him developing his potential at one of Europe’s top five leagues.
