Arsenal followers have urged Mikel Arteta and Edu to maneuver sensibly in negotiating a possible summer time exit for Folarin Balogun, who is claimed to have emerged as a goal for Inter Milan. Balogun impressed on mortgage at Rennes final season however nonetheless seems to be a way off establishing himself as a daily participant for the Gunners, who've nurtured his skills since he joined their academy system in 2008.

Inter are believed to be eager admirers of Balogun and are anticipated to submit a gap bid within the area of £34million over the approaching days, in keeping with The Athletic. It is claimed that the Italian giants have an interest after pulling out of a deal to re-sign Romelu Lukaku, though their preliminary provide is about to fall disappointingly wanting Arsenal's asking value.

The north Londoners are mentioned to worth Balogun at round £50m, which means that Inter might want to do some negotiating with the intention to safe the ahead's signature earlier than the brand new season will get underway. Arsenal followers on Twitter have been clamouring for the Gunners to sweeten the deal by together with a buy-back possibility, whereas others want to see a sell-on clause written into any profitable settlement.

@Benny_Blancooo wrote: "Definitely need that buy back clause/first option. [Manchester] City sold [Kelechi] Iheanacho to Leicester for £25m and had a £50m buy-back in the event he blew up." @point32afc, in the meantime, added: "I'd take a lower fee if there's a significant sell-on clause added to the deal, but back also works."

@adamvoge was fast to relay an analogous view as he declared: "I'd sell Balogun for something in the high £30m/low £40m range but I'd protect myself with a sell-on or first right of refusal clause. We need to be decisive and not so afraid to miss out, take care of today first."

"Put in a sell-on or first refusal clause, he wants game time and he isn't getting that at Arsenal next season," mentioned @sagar_tkd, whereas @Despo_Hockey posted: "Buy back or sell-on clause. He had one good season and is the odd man out in our squad. Generating £30m+ for him is totally fine."

Balogun, in the meantime, was quizzed on his scenario this week however insisted that he stays absolutely centered on Arsenal's pre-season tour, including that his household and representatives will likely be tasked with checking out his future over the approaching weeks.

"To be honest I was away for the year so I'm just back," he advised 90min. "Obviously I'm just focused on pre-season with the team. It's nice to see everyone, all the staff, but I'm just focused here [on pre-season] and my agent and family are dealing with [my future]."

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