Balogun sends Arteta message after posting goal clip just moments after Saints loss
Arsenal striker, Folarin Balogun, appeared to send boss Mikel Arteta a message just minutes after the 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Southampton.
An own-goal from defender Gabriel saw the Gunners tumble out of the competition at the fourth round stage.
— Balogun (@fbalogun67) January 23, 2021
Arteta’s side had their chances, but a combination of wasteful finishing and good goalkeeping from Saints’ Fraser Forster saw them draw a blank.
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Balogun uploaded a clip to Twitter showing him scoring a superb goal for the youth team.
The American-born striker, 19, didn’t even make the bench for Arsenal in their cup clash on the South Coast.
This was despite captain and in-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang having to pull out before the game with a personal matter.
Eddie Nketiah was handed the central striking role and struggled to make an impact.
Alexandre Lacazette came on as a second half substitute, but failed to kick start the Gunners.
New York-born Balogun has previously been linked with Brentford and Sheffield United, having been with the Gunners since he was eight.
Balogun is thought to have re-opened talks over a new Arsenal contract last month.
And although negotiations seem to have stuttered, manager Mikel Arteta is still understood to hope the frontman stays.
The Gunners reportedly rejected a bid from Sheffield United last summer.
And Balogun is said to have turned down a £5million switch to Championship side Brentford in January.