Even from his first day at the club, Folarin Balogun was desperate to make his way all the way through to the first team.
Our 19-year-old striker has just penned a new long-term contract, and says he is determined to make his mark in Arsenal colours.
“So I came here at nine,” Balogun told Arsenal Media. “I remember being at Hale End and coming into the training ground for the first time and seeing all the older boys training and I was just thinking to myself, ‘These are the same guys you see on TV.’
“From that age, straight away, I just had a drive and ambition to be that guy eventually.