Arsenal chiefs persuaded him to stay, and are now reaping the rewards with Balogun also having scored against Molde last month.And Arteta is now hopeful he can convince the forward to sign a new deal.“We are having some discussions with the player,” said the manager in his post-match press conference. “He knows we want to retain him at the club.“We know the length of his contract at the moment is an issue but we are trying to resolve it in the best possible way.“We want him to stay and he told me he wants to stay at the club so hopefully we can reach an agreement and extend his contract.”On Balogun's performance against Dundalk, Arteta said: “Yes, he’s done really well.
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