If Arsenal want to get £50 million out of Folarin Balogun, they might need to sacrifice their pride to do so. Doing business with the enemy is never easy, especially in sports, but it could be necessary.
The USMNT international has been of interest to numerous clubs over the past few weeks and after the Gunners declined an offer of £34m from Ligue 1 side Monaco, it appears as though they’re sticking to their guns in terms of his price tag.
But now, with two bitter London rivals in the forms of Chelsea and Tottenham both reportedly going after him, it looks as though they might to do a deal with the most unlikeliest of teams.
Supporters seem to have mixed reactions to the news of the Blues’ interest but they might start looking to get the deal moving forward before they lose the opportunity to get him off the books.
Arsenal are also seeing their attempts at replacing injured summer signing Jurrien Timber dealt a major blow as reports seem to suggest Benjamin Pavard will be harder to land than first thought.
While it was initially suggested that the Gunners would be in the lead of the race, Inter Milan are understood to have sent a €25m (£21.3m) bid to Bayern Munich for the player who transfer guru Fabrizio Romano claims is adamant to leave.
Inter manager Simone Inzaghi stated earlier this week that the side is interested in Pavard, and that he “is part of our targets list — not the only player”.
