ARSENAL fans are all going crazy about young star Folarin Balogun who continues to take the French league by storm.
The 21-year-old, on loan at Reims, scored a hat-trick on Wednesday night to help his club come from two goals down to beat Lorient.
It is the latest marker the striker has laid down during his dazzling loan spell away from the Emirates.
His trio of goals came only days after he scored a dramatic late equaliser at PSG – and copied Thierry Henry’s celebration after meeting the former French forward before the match.
Gunners fans cannot contain their excitement for Balogun with some even comparing him to the great French striker himself.
One said on Twitter: “Balogun is actually the Henry regen. Can’t wait for him to come back to the Gunners and tear up the Prem.”
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Another said: “Folarin Balogun is the true Thierry Henry Regen. Pass it on.”
One tweeter added: “Looks like since meeting with Henry, Balogun has acquired his powers. 4 goals in 2 matches!!!!”
And another Arsenal fan said: “Said this 2 years ago, and I still believe it now that as good as [Eddie] Nketiah is now, Balogun will be even better than him.
“Will prob be the best striker Arsenal have post Henry/RVP [Robin van Persie].”
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Balogun’s hat-trick saw him become Ligue 1’s top scorer, pulling clear of the likes of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
He now has 14 goals in just 20 league games.
In fact the England youth player is now the third-top scorer in Europe’s major leagues, behind only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane.
And he has now contributed 54 per cent of Reims’ goals this season, the highest share of of any player in the top five European leagues.
Despite Balogun’s scoring exploits, Reims are only 11th in the French league.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
