{"id":288400,"date":"2023-08-30T20:22:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288400"},"modified":"2023-08-30T20:22:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:22:25","slug":"folarin-baloguns-move-to-monaco-confirmed-in-confusing-nascar-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/folarin-baloguns-move-to-monaco-confirmed-in-confusing-nascar-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Folarin Balogun&apos;s move to Monaco confirmed in confusing NASCAR video"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Folarin Balogun&#8217;s move to Monaco from Arsenal confirmed&#8230; but fans are left baffled by video to unveil the USA striker showing a NASCAR truck speeding around the streets<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s not exactly clear why Monaco decided to use a NASCAR truck in this video\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>American fans were confused by the choice &#8211; but some embraced the weirdness\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A permanent move for American striker Folarin Balogun from Arsenal to Monaco has been approved as of this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>No figure for the move was given, but reports from Fabrizio Romano say that the deal with be in excess of $43million (\u20ac40m).<\/p>\n<p>Monaco announced the decision on Wednesday, but did so with a video that confused many Americans and Monagasque fans alike.<\/p>\n<p>The video was themed to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in Las Vegas (?) that appears to lack any significant connection to Balogun himself.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun was born in New York City and was raised in London &#8211; neither place is closely associated with NASCAR.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/20\/74888059-12462789-Folarin_Balogun_has_officially_made_his_move_from_Arsenal_to_AS_-a-15_1693423727343.jpg\" height=\"792\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Folarin Balogun has officially made his move from Arsenal to AS Monaco on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/20\/74888063-12462789-Balogun_was_announced_with_the_use_of_a_NASCAR_racing_truck_for_-a-16_1693423733486.jpg\" height=\"371\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Balogun was announced with the use of a NASCAR racing truck for an unexplained reason<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/20\/74888061-12462789-The_truck_was_driven_once_in_2018_at_Las_Vegas_by_a_French_drive-a-17_1693423737947.jpg\" height=\"358\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The truck was driven once in 2018 at Las Vegas by a French driver, Michel Disdier<\/p>\n<p>It appears that any connection between the specific truck in question, Las Vegas, and Monaco is that the car was around in the principality to be used.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 20 Young&#8217;s Motorsports Chevrolet was driven at one race (at Las Vegas Motor Speedway) in the then-named Camping World Truck Series by Michel Disdier &#8211; the only French driver to get behind the wheel of a NASCAR vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Balogun is seen in a still leaning on Disdier&#8217;s helmet &#8211; signified by a logo that is seen on the Frenchman&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the circuit, Disdier donated the vehicle to a car collector &#8211; and it was even presented to Monaco&#8217;s Prince Albert II.<\/p>\n<p>As for why AS Monaco decided to use video of the truck climbing the hills of the principality, then doing donuts at their training ground&#8217;s parking lot, that remains a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Those who saw the video were confused, but many Americans decided to embrace the weirdness of the clip.<\/p>\n<p>One American wrote, &#8216;This is the most insane announcement vid I&#8217;ve ever seen lmaoooo.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another chose to embrace the weirdness of the NASCAR theme &#8211; posting a meme of Dale Earnhardt&#8217;s No. 3 Chevrolet photoshopped into the D-Day invasion with the caption, &#8216;RRAAAHHHHHH RAISE HELL PRAISE DALE ALLEZ MONACO&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our guys immediately become &#8216;Merica cliches everywhere they go,&#8217; another posted. &#8216;Do we think Balo has watched a minute of nascar in his life? Probably more of an F1 guy if anything but he looks very happy so.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/20\/74888067-0-image-a-3_1693422360271.jpg\" height=\"526\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/20\/74888055-0-image-a-1_1693422345530.jpg\" height=\"125\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/20\/74888053-0-image-a-2_1693422348761.jpg\" height=\"677\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>American fans were surprised by the video &#8211; with some doubling down on the surprise<\/p>\n<p>For Balogun, the transfer to Monaco marks a return to the league where he cut his teeth and made an impression last season.<\/p>\n<p>At Stade de Reims, he scored 21 goals in league play &#8211; good for fourth best in Ligue 1 behind leader Kylian Mbappe with 29, Alexandre Lacazette with 27, and Jonathan David with 24.<\/p>\n<p>In Monaco, Balogun will be competing for a starting spot with the team&#8217;s captain Wissam Ben Yedder as well as Breel Embolo and Myron Boadu within manager Adi Hutter&#8217;s system.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun was recently included in United States manager Gregg Berhalter&#8217;s roster for the September international break. 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