• Promising striker starring in France
• Withdrew from newest England U21 squad
• May decide to nation of his delivery

WHAT HAPPENED? The 21-year-old striker has been starring on mortgage at Reims in Ligue 1 this season, with the Arsenal-owned frontman registering 18 targets via 29 appearances. He was included within the newest England U21 squad, having beforehand earned 13 caps at that degree, however withdrew from the Younger Lions’ ranks on account of an obvious harm and has since been noticed in Orlando – the place the USA squad relies heading into CONCACAF Nations League clashes with Grenada and El Salvador.

WHAT THEY SAID: Chelsea star Pulisic, who will captain the USMNT within the absence of regular skipper Tyler Adams, has informed reporters of probably welcoming Balogun on board as he mulls over his senior worldwide choices: “I haven’t actually spoken to him personally. I do know a number of the guys that know him from earlier groups or no matter have reached out to him and spoken to him. From our aspect, we’d like to have him.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Matt Turner, who was first selection goalkeeper for the USA on the 2022 World Cup, is amongst these to have revealed that he has spoken with Balogun a couple of large profession selection – with the 28-year-old shot-stopper additionally tied to the Gunners. He has mentioned: “I’ve spoken to Flo. We clearly had most of our pre-season collectively and I knew going into it that he had some roots within the U.S., so he and I developed a relationship fairly rapidly. That is just about the extent of it. We examine in on one another right here and there. He’d be an excellent addition to our nationwide crew. I feel he is carried out very well, clearly, for his membership on mortgage, and we’ll see. The choice has to come back from the guts as a result of it isn’t essentially a simple activity at all times to come back and play in these CONCACAF video games. It is a powerful area at occasions. So for us, we might be actually grateful to have him however his coronary heart must be in it.”

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WHAT NEXT? Balogun is a New York native, and has represented the U.S. and U18 degree previously, however he moved to England at two years of age and has been a part of the set-up at Arsenal since 2008.