Arsenal on-loan striker, Folarin Balogun is back in contention for the French Ligue 1 Highest Goal Scorer Prize, after scoring his 16th of the season, for Stade Reims against AS Monaco, on Sunday.
The goal netted in the 51st minute, and the resultant 3 points helped his team, Stade Reims to a hard fought 1-0 victory.
The youngster is now just 3 goals behind joint highest scorers, Jonathan David of LOSC Lille Metropole and Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint Germain PSG.
Ben Yedder of AS Monaco and Alexandre Lacazette of Olympic Lyon are tied on 16 goals each, while Super Eagles’ Terem Moffi is at 15 goals.
Balogun’s goal scoring exploits, in the French Ligue 1 is believed to be adding to the headache, Arsenal Manager, Mikel Arteta could potentially face in the summer, concerning his choice of strikers for the next season.
The England U18 international has been on fire during his loan stint in France and has caught the eye of the British media, having scored more goals than Paris Saint-Germain superstars Neymar Jr. and Lionel Messi.
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