DANIEL MATTHEWS: Folarin Balogun has muscled his way above Kylian Mbappe to the 首脳会議 of フラン’s 得点する／非難する／２０ing charts as he 栄えるs under Reims’ English 経営者／支配人 Will Still… can he 危険 returning to the 影をつくる／尾行するs at 兵器庫?

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最高の，を越す of the 首相 League and now 主要な the way in フラン, too. On Saturday, 兵器庫 can stretch their advantage to eight points with victory at Everton.

Across the Channel, 一方／合間, a foreign （外交）使節／代表 continues to 浴びせる／消す Ligue 1 in a dash of north London red. Folarin Balogun, on 貸付金 at Stade de Reims, has muscled his way above Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi to the 首脳会議 of フラン’s 得点する／非難する／２０ing charts.

His 20-minute hat-trick on Wednesday, as Reims （機の）カム from 2-0 負かす／撃墜する to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Lorient, took Balogun’s 一致する to 14. Across the 最高の，を越す five leagues in Europe, only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have more.

Three days earlier, Mbappe and Co watched as the 21-year-old netted a 96th-minute equaliser against Paris Saint- Germain. No wonder minds are drifting to what comes next ― for Balogun, 兵器庫 and the striker’s international prospects. As it stands, 兵器庫 are happy to let him develop in フラン. They are planning f or 会談 over his 未来 in the summer. Clubs in Europe will be circling.

Balogun joined 兵器庫 老年の 10 and 調印するd a new 取引，協定 in 2021. But he is behind Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah in the つつく／ペックing order and, after a season 主要な the line at Reims, can he 危険 returning to the 影をつくる／尾行するs?

Reims have been impressed by the mentality and work ethic of 兵器庫 loanee Folarin Balogun

His international 未来 remains 霧がかかった, too. He has played for England Under 21s but is 適格の for the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs, as he was born in New York, and Nigeria. 決定／判定勝ち（する） day ぼんやり現れるs once more.

The striker had a difficult 貸付金 （一定の）期間 at Middlesbrough last season and his 単独の 首相 League start （機の）カム when 兵器庫 were humbled by Brentford in August 2021.

Then, last summer, 兵器庫 team-mate Nicolas Pepe 示唆するd a 貸付金 move to Ligue 1. He challenged the 今後 to 得点する／非難する／２０ 10 goals. Before long, Balogun had joined Reims. And 攻撃する，衝突する his 的.

Now, under 経営者／支配人 Will Still both club and striker are 栄えるing. Reims are unbeaten in Still’s 14-game 任期 and Balogun has ei ght goals in that time.

‘He’s unbelievable, he has real talent but he is also a 最高の，を越す person,’ Still told Sportsmail last month. ‘He’s 早い, he has a stupid 注目する，もくろむ for goal, technically he’s clean. He’s a really 完全にする 今後.’

At 兵器庫, Balogun has credited former Under 23 coach Kevin Betsy for taking his game to another level.

In フラン, he is 利益ing from 直面するing experienced defenders such as PSG’s Marquinhos, from seeing strikers such as Mbappe and Neymar up の近くに, and from experiencing 敵意を持った atmospheres such as in Marseille ― like ‘going into a zombie apocalypse’.

He is also working with a 高度に-約束ing young coach. Still, just 30, learned his 貿易（する） on Football 経営者／支配人 and excels in the human 味方する of coaching. Every 面 of training is 競争の激しい, 指示／教授／教育s are given in different languages and Still is happy to have a laugh too ― at Balogun and his ‘terrible’ French, for one.

Not long ago, Balogun had a sore hamstring and asked to see 兵器庫’s physio. Still read between the lines and sent him to London with 指示／教授／教育s to see the medics ― but also his family. ‘基本的に that’s what he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do,’ Still said.

Folarin Balogun (権利) 得点する／非難する／２０d a hat-trick for Reims to 調印（する） a 4-2 復帰 勝利，勝つ against Lorient?

Balogun? has now gone above Kylian Mbappe as Ligue 1's 最高の，を越す scorer after jumping to 14 goals?

Reims have been impressed by Balogun’s mentality and work ethic. ‘I think he re alises 存在 good here will 許す him to get the スポットライト and attention he needs,’ Still said. William Saliba used Ligue 1 貸付金s as a springboard to the 兵器庫 first team. Nketiah needed the scenic 大勝する, too. Will Balogun follow 控訴?

‘兵器庫 is my family. The club 代表するs brotherhood and まとまり,’ he told L’用意する recently.

Mikel Arteta had told Balogun he 手配中の，お尋ね者 him to develop as a man. On Sunday, before 直面するing PSG, the 21-year-old had a 雑談（する） with 兵器庫 legend Thierry Henry. Henry has been a source of advice and inspiration for some time. One line has always stuck with Balogun: ‘If you believe you have the 可能性のある to play for 兵器庫, show it.’ He is now.

Reims are unbeaten in Will Still’s 14-game 任期, during which Balogun has 得点する／非難する／２０d eight goals