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[^3]\n\nAccording to new reports, AS Monaco and Everton worked through their differences and are exchanging documents to complete Folarin Balogun's transfer before the transfer market closes. [^4]\n\nThe Everton club is pressuring to finalize the signing of Folarin Balogun to release a non-EU player spot required for Erik Lira. [^5]\n\nMonaco and Everton reached an agreement for the transfer of Folarin Balogun for a fee of 45 million euros in fixed payments, plus five million in variables and a future sale clause. [^6]\n\nErik Lira, a midfielder for Cruz Azul, will not join AS Monaco after his transfer deal collapsed in the final hours of the French transfer market. [^7]\n\nThe transfer deal between Cruz Azul and Monaco fell through because the French club could not free a foreign player quota before the transfer window closed. [^8]\n\nErik Lira's transfer to AS Monaco failed because Folarin Balogun did not pass medical examinations at Everton. [^9]\n\nFIFA deferred Folarin Balogun's one-game suspension after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened, allowing him to play in the round of 16, and the intervention prompted a formal complaint to FIFA ethics investigators. [^10]\n\nThe British Press Association reported that Everton offered a transfer fee of around £40 million ($54 million) on a four-year deal for Folarin Balogun. [^11]\n\nThe British Press Association said personal terms had yet to be worked out before the deal could be completed prior to the 2026-09-01 transfer deadline. 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