Such remarkable form is particularly surprising when we factor in the underwhelming loan spell with side Middlesbrough last season.
Three goals came from 2.93 xG during his 18 games following a January 2022 switch - an underlying number surpassed after just six league games at his new club with five across that short period.
Arsenal's 45 goals across their 20 league games this season is only bettered by Manchester City, while they sit third to Guardiola's men and Liverpool in terms of xGF this season.
Just where Balogun fits into Mikel Arteta's Gunners in the long-term remains to be seen, but the option of further firepower to add to the Arsenal is there for the future - one in which they may well be the defending champions.