Arsenal star Folarin Balogun is having the time of his life on loan at Stade de Reims.
Arsenal youngster Folarin Balogun has netted a hat trick for Stadt de Reims in their 4-2 win over Lorient as he makes the most of his loan spell in France. The 21-year-old has now surpassed Kylian Mbappe to go top of the Ligue 1 goalscoring charts after finding the net 14 times this season.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta decided to allow the Englishman to leave the club on loan over the summer as he sought to give the promising youngster more game time. He has been on excellent form for Reims across the course of the campaign with some fans calling for him to be recalled in January after Gabriel Jesus’ knee injury.
However, Arteta stuck to his guns as he did not want to jeopardise the player’s progress. He has now been justified in his belief with Eddie Nketiah currently leading the Gunners frontline with aplomb while Balogun continues to excel in France.
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His hat trick against Lorient is the highlight of his time across the channel so far with the three goals sending him top of the Ligue 1 scoring charts over Mbappe. He has now found the net 14 times this season with the Frenchman one goal behind on 13 at the time of writing.
source: express.co.uk/
