Thierry Henry lauds young Arsenal forward

Thierry Henry heaps praise on Folarin Balogun who is impressing at Reims.

The English forward secured a loan move to Ligue 1 club Reims on a season-long deal this summer.

The England U-21 international scored five goals and made two assists in just six games.

He is hoping to break into the Arsenal first-team with an impressive loan spell at the French club.

Club legend Thierry Henry is impressed with the youngster’s start at the French club.

Henry told Amazon Prime Video Sport France: ‘I’m really happy for him because in general English players don’t go abroad.

‘Normally players are loaned either to another Premier League side or in the Championship.

‘He’s a very English-style player who likes to run down the channels but he was missing something, which was his finishing.

‘He’s now starting to score goals regularly and I’m happy for that – happy he has gone abroad.

‘It’s especially so considering he is a Londoner, in general Londoners struggle to leave London.

‘When I heard he was coming to France, it made me think he has a refreshing mindset.’