Folarin Balogun’s Extension Will Be Official When The Club Decides – Arteta

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has come out to say that the club is close to agreeing a new contract with Folarin Balogun. He recently revealed that the deal will be made official when the club decides.

According to him, he simply broke down the plans the club had for the youngster and assured him of Arsenal’s commitment to his future.

He added that Balogun has done really well during his time at the Emirates Stadium, and his stay cannot be cut short.

His words, “We are going to make it official when it is official and everything is done, but as I said before, I have always been very positive that he wants to stay at the club. We want him to stay at the club. We are very close.”

“First of all, I have just been trying to understand why he got to the point that he was really thinking about leaving the football club after being raised here and the feelings that he has got towards the club.”

“Once you understand the position of him, then [you] try to explain what you want to do, how involved he is going to be in the project and how. Then get the full commitment and support from the club, and Edu – who I think has done an incredible job as well.”

“First of all we have to sign him, Once we sign him, we go step by step and we will communicate with you guys what we are doing.”

“There’s been a lot of debate with [Eddie] Nketiah, who was in and around the team at the start of the season, but we haven’t seen a lot. Is he going to be good enough?”

“I think there’s so much going on at Arsenal in terms of securing players’ futures and moving on the players that you don’t think are going to fit into it. I think it’s going to be a massive turning point for Arsenal for next season and where they go.”

“Will they even be regarded as a top-six team anymore? That’s quite frightening for me to think about.”