Breaking: Ahead of transfer deadline day, Arsenal have confirmed yet another sale with Folarin Balogun completing a move to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco
AS Monaco have confirmed the signing of Folarin Balogun from Arsenal in a deal that breaks the Gunners' record fee for a sale football.london understands.
It's understood that Arsenal were always willing to let Balogun leave at the right price this summer. The deal marks the Gunners' fifth permanent sale amid the departures of Pablo Mari, Granit Xhaka, Auston Trusty and Matt Turner.
With this deal being confirmed, the Hale End graduate academy could, as a result, become Arsenal's record sale, eclipsing the £35million they received from Premier League rivals Liverpool for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain during the final days of the 2017 summer transfer window.
And by joining Monaco, Balogun is back in Ligue 1. Now, of the Arsenal players that were out on loan last season, there's a strong argument that the USMNT star was the biggest success story as he netted 21 league goals and despite missing out to Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe in the Golden Boot race he still managed to outscore Lionel Messi and Neymar.