Folarin Balogun will return to France's Ligue 1, where he scored 21 goals last season, with AS Monaco.
On a conference call with reporters Wednesday shortly before Balogun's deal was officially announced, U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter lauded the"fabulous" transfer of one of his team's biggest scoring threats.
"He's already performed at a really high level with a French team and now he's going to a bigger club in the French league," Berhalter said."You see they're paying a lot of money for him. And Monaco is a club that is really thoughtful with who they bring in. So I think it's a fabulous move for him. "We expect him to be able to score goals, continue to score goals, like he's done," the coach added."He's really a guy who's focused on the process and continuing to improve, and he sees this as the next step for him on his way as he climbs the ladder in European soccer."
Doug McIntyre is a soccer writer for FOX Sports. Before joining FOX Sports in 2021, he was a staff writer with ESPN and Yahoo Sports and he has covered United States men’s and women’s national teams at multiple FIFA World Cups. Follow him on Twitter @
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