Balogun turned down Everton as he was unhappy with how the club treated him

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/balgun-folarin/rVZLmUsU/"]Balogun[/a] - who was at the centre of controversy at the World Cup after US President Donald Trump successfully intervened to force FIFA to suspend a red card so he could play against Belgium in the last 16 - had undergone a medical in England before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] started to raise some concerns about his fitness.[/p][p]Although the Premier League side decided to proceed with the deal - after a couple of hours of discussions between the two clubs' medical departments - Balogun pulled the plug himself.[/p][p]"Five minutes before the close of the (English) transfer window... I signed the contract, and Everton signed the contract," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco[/a] managing director Thiago Scuro told reporters.[/p][p][b]"At the last moment, the player decided not to sign.[/b][/p][p][b]"And basically, the allegation of Balogun is that: 'I'm not feeling well by the way the club treated me. [/b][b]I'm not feeling well by the way the medical department of Everton brought doubts about my future or my health. [/b][b]I have nothing, so I'm not comfortable to sign a long contract here'."[/b][/p][p]Some reports had said that Everton had attempted to renegotiate the fee for the 25-year-old Balogun, but Scuro did not mention any such discussions.[/p][image alt="Folarin Balogun's career statistics" id="89ab4aa0-f7a3-4a2c-9f77-11f8e8fe6d98" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c27ddc59-5225-42d4-954b-0e4f1ffc9405" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Balogun had emerged as a late target for the Toffees after Guinea-Bissau international Beto completed a move to Serie A club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fiorentina/Q3A3IbXH/"]Fiorentina[/a].[/p][p]His decision to back out has left Everton light on forwards for the new season, although they did secure the return of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grealish-jack/QVKaRfO9/"]Jack Grealish[/a] on a season-long loan deal from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a], for the second consecutive campaign. They also signed English defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maitland-niles-ainsley/CnBQp2sj/"]Ainsley Maitland-Niles[/a] from French club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a].[/p][p]Balogun caught the eye with his performances at the World Cup this year, but after a red card he received in the USA's defeat of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the round of 32 ruled him out of the last-16 clash with Belgium, Trump intervened.[/p][p]The USA lost the game 4-1 and Balogun later admitted that the furore over the red card had affected the team's performance.[/p][embed guid="f8a1d359-858f-48a3-afd0-02095bcb7ec7" url="https://x.com/usmntonly/status/2095169589370085755?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]'Markets still open'[/h2][p]His decision to remain has left Monaco in a financial pickle, as they had budgeted for his sale.[/p][p]They had discussed selling Senegal midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camara-lamine/boBGHitI/"]Lamine Camara[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] if the Balogun deal fell through, but had pulled out of that when they thought their striker would leave - which he may yet do as some leagues have yet to shut their transfer windows.[/p][p][b]"We still have other markets open, and we are having discussions about different players, including Balo," [/b]said Scuro.[/p][p][b]"Let's see what can still happen until Thursday because we still have markets that have the financial capacity to do something."[/b][/p]