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Chelsea have emerged as one of the several clubs interested in signing Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blues are interested in signing a striker this summer after struggling for goals last season.
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They have already signed Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal but are open to further signings, having already sold Kai Harvetz to Arsenal this summer.
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And now, according to Football Transfers<\/a>, Chelsea have entered talks with Balogun over a summer move to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more: Kylian Mbappe ‘would join Arsenal’ if he was to move to the Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kylian Mbappe ‘would join Arsenal’ if he was to move to the Premier League<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 22-year-old has already told Arsenal he wants to leave permanently this summer unless he is guaranteed a place in the first team. He enjoyed a breakthrough campaign while on loan at Reims last season, scoring 21 Ligue 1 goals in 27 games.
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His performances in France have attracted clubs from across Europe, with Italian giants AC Milan and Inter Milan, French sides Marseille and Monaco, and German’s RB Leipzig expressing their interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But according to the latest report, there is a chance Balogun could stay in London, with Chelsea keen on his services.
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However, Arsenal’s valuation of the player could hinder Mauricio Pochettino’s side from landing him.
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Arsenal have placed a \u00a350million price tag on the striker, who is expected to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chelsea have emerged as one of the several clubs interested in signing Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun. The Blues are interested in signing a striker this summer after struggling for goals last season. They have already signed Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal but are open to further signings, having already sold Kai Harvetz to Arsenal this summer. And now, according to Football Transfers, Chelsea have entered talks with Balogun over a summer move to Stamford Bridge. Read more: Kylian Mbappe ‘would join Arsenal’ if he was to move to the Premier League Kylian Mbappe ‘would join Arsenal’ if he was to move to the Premier League The 22-year-old has already told Arsenal he wants to leave permanently this summer unless he is guaranteed a place in the first team. He enjoyed a breakthrough campaign while on loan at Reims last season, scoring 21 Ligue 1 goals in 27 games. His performances in France have attracted clubs from across Europe, with Italian giants AC Milan and Inter Milan, French sides Marseille and Monaco, and German’s RB Leipzig expressing their interest. But according to the latest report, there is a chance Balogun could stay in London, with Chelsea keen on his services. However, Arsenal’s valuation of the player could hinder Mauricio Pochettino’s side from landing him. Arsenal have placed a \u00a350million price tag on the striker, who is expected to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,159,218,223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-news","category-premier-league-football-news","category-transfers"],"yoast_head":"\nChelsea JOIN FIVE clubs in the race for \u00a350m-rated Arsenal striker this summer  - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/chelsea-join-five-clubs-in-the-race-for-50m-rated-arsenal-striker-this-summer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chelsea JOIN FIVE clubs in the race for \u00a350m-rated Arsenal striker this summer  - Matchplug Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chelsea have emerged as one of the several clubs interested in signing Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun. 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