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<\/p>\nFolarin Balogun missed two penalties for Monaco in their defeat against Nice – leaving Chelsea fans feeling relieved.<\/p>\n
The former Arsenal striker moved to Ligue 1 on a permanent deal for an initial \u00a330million in the summer despite being heavily linked to Chelsea. After he scored once across his first two fixtures this time out – his third outing was one to forget.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old had a penalty saved by former Chelsea youth player Marcin Bulka in the 12th minutes low down to the keeper's left with an exact repeat 33 minutes later in the 55th.<\/p>\n
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After the clips were posted on social media, one comment read: "Thank God Chelsea did not sign him."<\/p>\n
A second asked: "Need to find the person who linked Folarin Balogun to Chelsea before the transfer window closed…"<\/p>\n
A third posted: "Chelsea dodged a bullet…Balogun misses two penalties for Monaco in a single match."<\/p>\n
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A fourth said: "Folarin Balogun with 2 penalty misses in one game, whoever is in charge of scouting forwards for Chelsea should be relieved of their duties."<\/p>\n
To make matters worse for Balogun and Monaco, Nice scored a 91st minute winner through a man who did play for Chelsea in Jeremie Boga.<\/p>\n
The Chelsea connection doesn't end there with former loanee Denis Zakaria playing in defence for the defeated Monaco.<\/p>\n
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Balogun said on his decision to join Monaco, after scoring 22 goals for Reims last season: "When my agent told me about the opportunity to sign here, I did not hesitate and told him that I wanted to join AS Monaco since it is a great club, with a great history.<\/p>\n
"Very great players have notably worn his colours. So it was a simple choice and I wanted it to happen very quickly, even if it is never easy to step out of your comfort zone.<\/p>\n
"My loved ones support me a lot and I will do everything to make it the best possible choice."<\/p>\n