Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang endorsed the young Arsenal player, Florian Balogun, as he was more and more enthusiastic about the new talented starlet of the Gunners Academy.
Balogun, a clinical striker at every level of the Arsenal game system, had an extremely successful campaign for the club's U18 and U23 teams, including a four-goal goal against Reading on Saturday.
Barely 17 years old, Balogun quickly becomes the center of the new generation of Arsenal popular Academy alongside Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe, currently on loan at RB Leipzig, and Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who has played 11 Premier League matches this season.
The attacker saw his handsome form rewarded with opportunities to train with the first team, where he was able to learn from the profusion of Gunners superstars attacks, including Aubameyang, whose Balogun is the model.
In an interview with Arsenal.com, the young striker said: "I am the kind of striker who likes to play on the shoulder of the last defender and perform behind him, like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. "
Aubameyang, Arsenal's first scorer with 17 first league strike this season, did nothing to counter the growing expectation around Balogun, tweeting words of approval for his young protégé, writes, according to Football.londres: "This young boy is 
Born in New York to Nigerian parents, Balogun moved to London at the age of two, which made him eligible to play in all three nations, although his international experience came to the fore. present of English youth.
A disproportionate amount of talent at Arsenal – especially in offensive areas. Four more goals for Balogun today while the under 18s beat Reading 8-0 to stay on the title track. https://t.co/LBppr8VN86
– Charles Watts (@charles_watts) April 6, 2019
While the end of the season may be coming too soon for Balogun, the striker is quickly rising into the ranks of Arsenal and is held in high esteem by the Gunners hierarchy and by manager Unai Emery, as evidenced by his appearances at the first team training.
Arsenal will visit Goodison Park on Sunday to face off Everton in a crucial match for the first four hopes of the Gunners, before welcoming Napoli in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday.
