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Folarin Balogun reflects on 'easy' decision to leave Arsenal for Monaco

Folarin Balogun has admitted it was an 'easy decision ' for him to leave Arsenal for Monaco this summer. After a sensational loan spell with Stade Reims, which yielded 21 goals in 37 Ligue 1 appearances, Balogun returned to Arsenal keen to continue his momentum as a starting striker - a role which was not on offer at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal listened to offers for Balogun from the likes of Inter and Chelsea, who both refused to meet the Gunners' asking price, before a deal was struck to send the 22-year-old to Monaco. "In the end when Monaco were interested it was, really, an easy decision for me," he told  Offside With Taylor Twellman . "I told my agent: 'This is the only place I wanted to go'. And luckily for me, he made it happen. I feel like, for me, it was important to obviously go to a side that’s com Pet ing to win stuff. "They’re a really big team in the French league. And at the same time I want to play Game s. I want to be able to...

Aleksandar Mitrovic leaves Fulham to join Al Hilal

Fulham have confirmed the departure of striker Aleksandar Mitrovic to Al Hilal for a club-record fee. Al Hilal targeted Mitrovic earlier this summer and Fulham knocked back several bids for the striker, who made it abundantly clear that he wanted to be given the chance to discuss a move to the Middle East. After focusing their efforts on signing Neymar, Al Hilal returned for Mitrovic and lodged a bit worth close to £50m for the 28-year-old, with Fulham ultimately accepting the offer. Fulham have now confirmed the deal is done, bidding farewell to Mitrovic after five years at Craven Cottage. READ MORE FROM 90MIN'S TALKING TRANSFERS TEAM feed Manager Marco Silva, who turned down his own move to Saudi Arabia this summer, confirmed after Fulham's defeat to Brentford on Saturday that Mitrovic had successfully fought his way out of Craven Cottage. "As you know, he forced everything to leave the club," Silva said. "He wanted to leave the club. "Until the moment ...