Monaco have registered Folarin Balogun for the UEFA Conference League, making him eligible to play in the competition. Two days earlier, he played 45 minutes and scored his first goal of the season in a 3-1 defeat against Paris FC.
Back in the squad after early omission
Monaco left Balogun out of their Conference League squad at the start of the season because the American appeared set to leave the club. Balogun took the place vacated by Ansu Fati, who suffered a hamstring injury that will keep him out for a considerable time.
Deadline Day move collapsed
A return to the Premier League with Everton seemed all but finalized entering the final days of the summer transfer window, but the move collapsed twice in the final hours of Deadline Day on Sept. 1. SI reported that Balogun ultimately rejected the move to Everton after the Toffees raised concerns over his medical only hours earlier.
SI also reported that Monaco still needed to sell a player and tried to offload Balogun in the following days to a team in a league where the transfer window remained open. In the end, no new club was found and Balogun stayed at Monaco.
Season appearances and league position
Balogun has made five appearances for Monaco this season, all of them from the bench. After the defeat against Paris FC, Monaco dropped to seventh in the Ligue 1 standings.
Included by Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino included Balogun in his 25-man USMNT roster for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals against Haiti. Balogun was not part of the USMNT's September-October roster because of his lack of fitness and playing time at the start of the season, and young forwards are back in the squad alongside him.
