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First Trump, Now Everton: Balogun at Center of Another Fiasco as Deadline-Day Transfer Fails
Monaco said Everton’s medical raised doubts, and the 25-year-old striker refused to sign after clubs had already agreed terms.
- On Wednesday, Monaco managing director Thiago Scuro announced that U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's $54 million transfer to Everton collapsed after the player withdrew during the final hours of the summer transfer window.
- Balogun pulled out of the deal because he felt uncomfortable with how Everton's medical department questioned his health, which Monaco's medical staff stated "made no sense at all."
- Financial constraints forced Monaco to attempt player sales to comply with French league regulations, but the club failed to sell Balogun or midfielder Lamine Camara before the window closed.
- Everton's supporters' group criticized the club's U.S.-based owners, The Friedkin Group, for failing to secure adequate squad depth, describing the situation as "full-on gross negligence."
- Scuro noted that Monaco remains open to potential transfers for Balogun, as markets in Turkey and Saudi Arabia remain open for business until October 12.
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First Trump, now Everton: Balogun at center of another fiasco as deadline-day transfer fails
Monaco’s sporting director says U.S. striker Folarin Balogun pulled out of a deal to join Everton in the final minutes of European soccer’s summer transfer window because he felt uncomfortable that the English club raised doubts about his health in a medical check.
·New York, United States
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Folarin Balogun 'not comfortable' signing for Everton after medical questions, says Monaco sporting director
The USMNT striker rejected a $52 million move after the Premier League side raised concerns during his medical, leaving both clubs scrambling after deadline day
·Fort Lauderdale, United States
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