The news that Arsenal are set to lose highly rated young striker Folarin Balogun was something of a discussion point yesterday. Our youth correspondent Jeorge Bird wrote how it would be a ‘major disappointment‘ to see a player of his potential depart, and it has added scrutiny to how we deal with contracts. This is a tricky one to be definitive about because what a player does at youth level isn't always an indication of how it will go when they make the progression to senior football. The Arsenal Academy is littered with stories of players who were going to be the next this or that, exceptional talents at a young age but who simply don't fulfil that potential/expectation as...
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