Arsenal are facing up to the prospect of losing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer. The striker is out of contract at the end of next season and is yet to commit his long-term future to the club with the coronavirus pandemic putting talks on hold.
With transfer chief Raul Sanllehi ready to put transfer business bottom of their list of priorities amid the current crisis, manager Mikel Arteta may be left unable to secure a big-name replacement if their top goalscorer departs.
But they might already have their ready-made heir to the throne waiting in the wings in the form of academy prospect Folarin Balogun.
The New York-born striker moved to London when he was aged just two and has risen through the ranks at the Arsenal academy having been