Club ‘seriously’ thinking about signing Arsenal player – €20m seems ridiculously cheap

Earlier this month, Foot Mercato reported Lille and AS Monaco are keen to sign Arsenal’s Folarin Balogun, who is currently on loan at Reims. It was also explained that AC Milan also have their eyes set on him.

Journalist Niccolò Ceccarini, writing in his column for TuttoMercatoWeb, explains the Serie A side’s interest in the Arsenal owned player.

The Rossoneri are working to tie down Olivier Giroud’s future until 2025. Despite this, Milan chiefs Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara are working to bring in another forward in the next window.

This is where the England U21 international fits in and the journalist states the option to sign him ‘begins to gain strength’. That’s because he’s having a ‘great season’ at Reims, scoring 19 goals and registering three assists from 31 games.

The 21-year-old’s deal at Arsenal runs down in 2025 and Ceccarini claims Mikel Arteta’s side are ‘asking for more than €20m’ to sanction his sale in the summer, which feels less than will be the reality.

Ceccarini adds Milan are thinking about the Gunners man ‘more and more seriously’ for next season. It needs to be seen whether they will meet Arsenal’s demands to secure the attacker’s services.

Earlier this week, reports from Germany explained Balogun is valued at €40m.