Inside Everton's Failed Folarin Balogun Transfer as Monaco Chief Makes Brutal 'No Sense at All' Claim
The United States striker backed out after Everton raised fitness concerns, leaving Monaco with a planned £40 million sale in doubt.
- On Wednesday, Folarin Balogun's £40 million move to Everton from Monaco collapsed hours before the transfer window closed, with the United States striker pulling out over his "treatment" by the Premier League side.
- Monaco managing director Thiago Scuro reported that Everton's medical staff raised concerns at 7 p.m. in Liverpool, which both Scuro and the player's own medical team strongly rejected.
- Balogun scored 31 goals in 91 appearances for Monaco before this transfer window and previously drew attention at the FIFA World Cup 2026 when President Donald Trump intervened in a card suspension.
- Monaco had budgeted for the sale to balance its season and was forced to cancel a separate deal to sell Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara to Chelsea.
- Scuro indicated the club continues having discussions about different players, including "Balo," with open markets remaining until Thursday when additional transfer options may still materialize.
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MONACO (AP) — U.S. striker Folarin Balogun pulled out of a deal to join Everton in the final minutes of European soccer’s summer transfer window because he felt uncomfortable that the English club raised doubts about his
The closures of the pass markets always leave peculiarities, surprises, unusual situations, last-minute agreements, negotiations that collapse when they are signed.About midnight on Tuesday, the deadline in the big European leagues handed over a case with a footballer who recently also starred in one of the World Cup's big stirs.Folarin Balogun, the striker of the United States team and for whom Donald Trump interceded with Gianni Infantino to l…
The US national player Folarin Balogun does not leave the AS Monaco after all - at least for the time being. The 25-year-old breaks off his transfer himself. With this he creates some chaos in the English football world, but also has good reasons.
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