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Arsenal are expected to sell striker Flo Balogun this summer.
The 21 year old has been enjoying a highly productive season on loan in Ligue 1 with Reims, where he is second only to Kylian Mbappé this season in terms of top flight goals scored in French football.
However, he has made clear that, when he returns to the Emirates in the summer, he wants to be the number one striker at the club next season, which is almost certainly unrealistic, given the presence already of Gabriel Jesus in his position.
The England under-21 international has also indicatedthat he is not interested in another loan move.
He still has two years left on his current contract, and the Gunners are increasingly coming to the realisation that they need to cash in on their academy graduate.
There is no shortage of suitors, with RB Leipzig and Inter Milan among the clubs who want to add him to their forward line ahead of next season.
The Gunners, though, are expected to value him at £35 million, and do not want to see him go on the cheap.
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