Everton reportedly acquiring USMNT star Folarin Balogun from Monaco in $52.3 million transfer

Folarin Balogun is on the move. After three seasons with Ligue 1 side Monaco, the star United States men’s national team forward is reportedly heading to Everton as part of a massive transfer, per soccer insider Fabrizio Romano . Multiple reports indicated Monday afternoon that Monaco and Everton has agreed to a deal around €45 million ($52.3 million USD), plus around €5 million ($5.8 million) in potential add-ons. Per Romano, Balogun has agreed to a four-year deal with a one-year option. He is now cleared to travel and will undergo a physical before the deal is complete. 🚨🔵 EXCLUSIVE: Everton agree personal terms with Folarin Balogun on four year deal with one year option, here we go! 🇺🇸 Club to club agreement done at €45m plus €5m add-ons and sell-on clause as revealed. USMNT striker authorized to travel for medical on Tuesday. #efc pic.twitter.com/hZ2z6Yxjyk — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2026 The move comes just before the Premier League’s summer transfer window closes on Tuesday, with Everton hoping to start the season with an enhanced attack. In a seemingly related move, Everton also agreed to bring back Manchester City’s Jack Grealish for another season on loan, per multiple reports . Balogun was excellent for Monaco last year, scoring 13 goals and adding in four assists across the season. The striker notched nine goals in Monaco’s final 12 games of the regular season, though the French heavyweight finished the year in seventh place in a slightly down finish. Balogun ended the year fourth in Ligue 1’s individual scoring table. Balogun’s club showing was buoyed by a breakout showing in the USMNT’s World Cup this summer. Though slightly marred by the red card controversy surrounding his final appearance in the knockout stage , Balogun finished the tournament with three goals on the way to the U.S.’s largest World Cup win , and later its first knockout stage win in more than two decades. The move will mark a return to England for Balogun, who was raised in London, grew up in Arsenal’s academy and started his career with the Gunners before heading to France in 2023. (The 25-year-old forward’s U.S. eligibility stems from his birth in New York City , after his mother was barred from returning to England due to being too far along in her pregnancy.) Balogun becomes the latest USMNT player to earn a splashy transfer after breaking out at the 2026 World Cup. Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, who played in all five World Cup matches after becoming an unlikely mainstay of the U.S. team, was transferred from the Vancouver Whitecaps to Championship League side Middlesbrough in July. Defender Max Arfsten joined him a week later .