{"id":4944,"date":"2023-07-29T11:49:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T11:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/07\/29\/inter-milan-make-arsenal-and-usa-striker-folarin-balogun-their-no-1-target-after\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T11:49:15","slug":"inter-milan-make-arsenal-and-usa-striker-folarin-balogun-their-no-1-target-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/inter-milan-make-arsenal-and-usa-striker-folarin-balogun-their-no-1-target-after\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Milan &#8216;make Arsenal and USA striker Folarin Balogun their No 1 target&#8217; after"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"84.500465116279\">\n<h2>Inter Milan &#8216;make Arsenal and USA striker Folarin Balogun their No 1 target&#8217; after backing away from move for Atletico Madrid&#8217;s Alvaro Morata<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Inter Milan have made Arsenal&#8217;s Folarin their top target in pursuit for new striker<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Balogun scored\u00a021 goals in 37 appearances on loan at Ligue 1 Reims last season\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The Serie A side have backed out of a deal for Atletico Madrid&#8217;s Alvaro Morata\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&#038;authornamef=Ash+Rose+For+Mailonline\" class=\"author\" rel=\"noopener\">Ash Rose For Mailonline<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-07-29T12:44:06+0100\"> 07:44 EDT, 29 July 2023 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sport\/football\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/7.1.4\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/9.3.1\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.1\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.1\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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id=\"mol-bb0ee840-2e03-11ee-9ff2-553b25b713b7\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> striker\u00a0Folarin Balogun remains Inter Milan&#8217;s number target after they cooled their interest in <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/teampages\/atletico-madrid.html\" id=\"mol-bb0f0f50-2e03-11ee-9ff2-553b25b713b7\" rel=\"noopener\">Atletico Madrid<\/a>&#8216;s Alvaro Morata.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Balogun returned to the Gunners following a successful spell on loan at Ligue 1 side Reims last season, but has been linked with a permanent move away from The Emirates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Calciomercato\/Inter\/29-07-2023\/inter-balogun-beto-attacco-morata.shtml\">La Gazzetta dello Sport <\/a>are reporting that Inter have made the American international their first-choice target as they search for a new forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Italian side had begun the window looking to do a deal with <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/teampages\/chelsea.html\" id=\"mol-bb0fd2a0-2e03-11ee-9ff2-553b25b713b7\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> to bring back Romelu Lukaku on a permanent deal, but talks broke down earlier this month leaving the Belgian in limbo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Simone Inzaghi then turned his attention to Atletico&#8217;s former Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata, but the club have backed away from a deal for the Spaniard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-43ec8522f4a1c1f2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/11\/73747677-12351557-image-m-92_1690628341249.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Folarin Balogun has become the number one target for Serie A side Inter Milan this summer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-43ec8522f4a1c1f2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/11\/73747677-12351557-image-m-92_1690628341249.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Folarin Balogun has become the number one target for Serie A side Inter Milan this summer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Folarin Balogun has become the number one target for Serie A side Inter Milan this summer\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5b95b261d4f7f7ee\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/12\/73747893-12351557-image-a-111_1690629058955.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Simone Inzaghi wants a new striker and has now made the Arsenal star the club's priority\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5b95b261d4f7f7ee\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/12\/73747893-12351557-image-a-111_1690629058955.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Simone Inzaghi wants a new striker and has now made the Arsenal star the club's priority\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Simone Inzaghi wants a new striker and has now made the Arsenal star the club&#8217;s priority\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-27bdfbecd9270f11\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/11\/73747747-12351557-image-m-94_1690628370801.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Inter pulled out of a deal from Atletico's Alvaro Morata after seeing it as too expensive\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-27bdfbecd9270f11\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/11\/73747747-12351557-image-m-94_1690628370801.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Inter pulled out of a deal from Atletico's Alvaro Morata after seeing it as too expensive\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Inter pulled out of a deal from Atletico&#8217;s Alvaro Morata after seeing it as too expensive\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Italians were put off by Madrid&#8217;s reported\u00a0\u20ac21m(\u00a318m) asking price for a player who&#8217;s now 30 and would demand wages of around\u00a0\u20ac9m(\u00a37.7m).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There were also doubts over the desire of Morata in moving from Spain to Serie A, something that was key in Inter&#8217;s deals for\u00a0Davide Frattesi and Marcus Thuram this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Balogun now remains the focus of Inter&#8217;s transfer ambitions but the fee for the 22-year-old could prove to be the stumbling block.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Arsenal are looking for a \u00a350m fee for the player, who scored 21 goals in 37 appearances in France last season &#8211; a figure that Inter are not willing to match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, the Nerazzurri believe the price tag could be reduced by the Gunners before the end of the current window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If Inter do fail in their pursuit of the Arsenal hitman, they&#8217;ve identified Udinese&#8217;s Beto as a further alternative in their striker search.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Balogun wants the security of first-team football this season, and was seen training alone during Arsenal&#8217;s pre-season friendly against Barcelona earlier this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f951e74ce4a2215e\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/12\/73570187-12351557-The_striker_scored_22_goals_for_French_side_Reims_last_season_an-a-112_1690629654752.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The striker scored 22 goals for French side Reims last season and has attracted attention\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f951e74ce4a2215e\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/12\/73570187-12351557-The_striker_scored_22_goals_for_French_side_Reims_last_season_an-a-112_1690629654752.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The striker scored 22 goals for French side Reims last season and has attracted attention\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The striker scored 22 goals for French side Reims last season and has attracted attention\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8c13817e65c4f7e3\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/12\/73748003-12351557-image-a-113_1690629700958.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Mikel Arteta has admitted his Arsenal squad will need trimming down before the new season\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8c13817e65c4f7e3\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/29\/12\/73748003-12351557-image-a-113_1690629700958.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Mikel Arteta has admitted his Arsenal squad will need trimming down before the new season\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mikel Arteta has admitted his Arsenal squad will need trimming down before the new season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He faces fierce competition in north London with Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah already part of Mikel Arteta&#8217;s plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Arsenal boss has already admitted his squad may need to be <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12345355\/Who-firing-line-Arsenal-summer-manager-Mikel-Arteta-admitted-30-man-squad-big.html\" rel=\"noopener\">trimmed down<\/a> following the arrivals of Jurrien Timber, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice over the summer window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Balogun could be one of several exits from the club, with Nicolas Pepe,\u00a0Albert Sambi Lokonga and Kieran Tierney also in the firing line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sport\/football\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<p>            <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot 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