After a summer in which it looked like Folarin Balogun would be leaving Arsenal, a backroom shake-up may just have turned the tide on seeing the talented starlet now staying at the Emirates.

A stand-off on a potential new contract threatened to see the 19-year-old walk away, with Sky Sports even reporting that Championship Brentford were keen on signing him.

But with the changes behind the scenes, and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta handing him his debut in the Europa League last week against Dundalk, things may be beginning to turn around.

And Arteta can really seize the initiative by starting Balogun against Molde on Thursday night. The Spaniard already knows what fellow young striker Eddie Nketiah can bring to the table given that he is already the Gunners' second-choice striker behind Alexandre Lacazette, so giving him another run-out against Europa League opposition may not see him learn too much more.

However, giving Balogun an opportunity to impress does two important things. One, it shows the teenager that the club now has the faith in him to potentially become a first-team regular, and two, it gives Arteta the chance to work out whether this is a striker that could conceivably be a long-term asset to the club.

Described as someone who is "cold-blooded in front of goal" and an "incredibly natural finisher" by now The Athletic journalist Art De Roche, Balogun looks like he has all the tools to become a leading marksman for Arsenal.

In the cameo against Dundalk, his movement and intelligence of runs showed a glimpse of his undoubted talents. Arteta must surely jump on the bandwagon and start his young striker on Thursday.