Three clubs are still in the race to sign Arsenal youngster Folarin Balogun, according to reports.
The New York-born teenager is out of contract at the Emirates Stadium at the end of the season, and has been linked with a move away.
One report stated that RB Leipzig had won the race to sign the 19-year-old, but the Guardian write that Balogun’s future is still undecided.
The striker has featured five times for the Gunners’ first team this season, and scored in Europa League meetings with Dundalk and Molde.
Some Arsenal fans have called on Mikel Arteta to make greater use of Balogun amid the side’s attacking struggles.
Arteta claimed last week that Balogun was keen to sign a long-term deal with the Gunners, but he was not sure about his agent’s intentions.
"Well, you need three parties to make a deal," the Arsenal boss said. "For sure the club wants to make a deal, the manager wants to make a deal, and I'm not sure about the agent.
“I'm not saying he’s stopping; it’s that we need to find an agreement with him. We are negotiating at the end with an agent, with a player that wants to stay at the club and we need to find agreement.
"I’m telling you that we are doing everything we can to keep him here. And hopefully from the other part they’re doing the same and defending the same interest which is the player’s interests which is to stay at the club and be successful with us."
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