Arsenal Close To Signing Chelsea's Madueke For £50m

Arsenal are adjacent to agreeing a woody pinch Chelsea to motion winger Noni Madueke for conscionable complete £50m.

BBC Sport antecedently reported that nan England world had agreed individual position pinch Madueke earlier a imaginable move crossed London.

And nan clubs person now reached an statement successful rule complete a fee, pinch nan finer specifications needing to beryllium finalised.

Madueke, 23, is presently portion of Chelsea's squad astatine nan Club World Cup and came connected arsenic a substitute arsenic nan Blues reached nan last of nan title aft beating Brazilian broadside Fluminense 2-0.

He has played 92 times for Chelsea since joining them from PSV Eindhoven successful January 2023 and scored 20 goals.

Madueke was successful Tottenham's academy earlier spending 4 and a half years successful nan Netherlands.

Tom McCoy, BBC Sport

Madueke has made nan immense mostly of his appearances for nan Blues connected nan right, pinch 88% of his Premier League minutes coming connected that flank since joining successful January 2023.

His signing would, therefore, easiness nan load Bukayo Saka, who has possibly been overworked successful caller seasons. Saka started 108 of 114 convention matches from 2021-22 to 23-24 but missed 3 months of nan astir caller run pinch a hamstring injury. Like Saka, erstwhile Madueke features connected nan correct helping he looks to trim wrong and sprout pinch his favoured near foot.

Madueke really ended past play playing connected nan near for Chelsea, pinch caput coach Enzo Maresca altering his attack during nan run-in.

The erstwhile PSV Eindhoven man started 4 of nan Blues' last 5 Premier League matches connected that flank, positive nan Conference League final. He besides began connected nan near successful England's triumph against Andorra successful June, erstwhile he was 1 of nan Three Lions' amended performers, mounting up Harry Kane's winner.

So successful summation to screen for Saka connected nan right, Madueke could supply title for some Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard connected nan other wing, wherever he would connection a somewhat much nonstop threat.

In nan astir caller Premier League season, Madueke attempted much shots and dribbles per 90 minutes than some Martinelli and Trossard and carried nan shot importantly further.