Mentor: Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun wants to be best in the world

Football
24 Feb 2023 • 11:45 AM MYT
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Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun wants to be one of the best in the world.

So says technical coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst, who is the man Balogun turns to for advice on his finishing.

The 21-year-old has become one of Europe's most feared strikers - outscoring Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi in France's Ligue 1, where he is starring for Reims.

And Isaksson-Hurst said he is not surprised by Balogun's rise.

He told The Sun: "I think he always had it in - if you look at his goalscoring record in the academy and with England's youth teams.

"Many players do that, but fail to make the transition into first team football that quickly.

"Flo has an amazing mentality, he's a real young gentleman, polite, very little ego and wants to play at the highest level. He wants to be one of the best strikers in the world."