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Arsenal complete £52m signing of Chelsea star in shock of the transfer window so far
Arsenal have completed the signing of Noni Madueke from Chelsea, talkSPORT understands. The winger has signed a five-year contract which will see him go from west to north London in a £52million deal. GettyMadueke joins Arsenal after two-and-a-half years at Chelsea[/caption] GettyMikel Arteta has made his fourth signing of the summer and second from the Blues[/caption] Madueke’s move to the Emirates Stadium finally sees him put pen to paper after weeks of speculation that he was set to head across the capital. It was previously reported that the 23-year-old had agreed personal terms with the Gunners, and was waiting for the green light from Chelsea to undergo his medical. The forward was then missing from the Blues squad that won the Club World Cup with victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, Enzo Maresca’s side thrashed the Champions League winners 3-0 in the final, but Madueke was nowhere to be seen, who headed home to finalise his move to Arsenal. His final appearance for Chelsea came in a 22-minute cameo off the bench against Fluminense in the semi-finals. The Blues secured a 2-0 victory over the Brazilian side thanks to a double on his debut from summer signing Joao Pedro. And it appears that the ex-Brighton striker’s arrival, along with those of Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens, led Madueke to reconsider his future at Stamford Bridge after two years in west London. With Chelsea spending around £170m on recruitment this summer, they also needed to offload players to balance the books. Maudeke joined the Blues from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in 2023 and has five years remaining on his current deal. Last season saw Madueke make 41 appearances for Enzo Maresca’s side, scoring 11 goals and providing five assists. Madueke featured five times for Chelsea at the Club World CupGetty He first emerged as a surprise candidate to become Arsenal’s fourth signing of the summer in June. Blues boss Maresca confirmed Madueke’s imminent departure ahead of the Club World Cup final. The Italian explained: “Noni is in contact with a new club, and I guess that he’s going to leave in the next hours. “I said in one of the last press conferences that at the end, if players want to leave, at the end, it’s difficult for the club and for the manager. “Noni decided to leave, nobody told Noni he had to leave. If he is happy, we are happy.” Madueke has now become the second player to move to the Gunners from Chelsea during this transfer window. Madueke will be awaiting news on his bonusGetty Kepa Arrizabalaga has already made the switch across the capital to provide competition for David Raya in goal. Meanwhile, Martin Zubimendi completed his long-awaited move from Real Sociedad last week. Christian Norgaard also follows him to north London, with Arsenal announcing the transfer on Thursday. The Danish midfielder has agreed to join from Brentford in a deal worth an initial £10m plus a further £5m in add-ons. Mikel Arteta also remains in the market for further additions to his forward line. Viktor Gyokeres is understood to have agreed personal terms on a five-year deal. However, a fee is yet to be agreed with his current club Sporting Lisbon. The Swedish striker has scored 97 goals in 102 appearances for Sporting since signing from Coventry in 2023. Arsenal’s new additions could make their debuts against AC Milan in Singapore on July 23 as the club kickstart their pre-season campaign.
Arsenal have completed the signing of Noni Madueke from Chelsea, talkSPORT understands.
The winger has signed a five-year contract which will see him go from west to north London in a £52million deal.
Madueke’s move to the Emirates Stadium finally sees him put pen to paper after weeks of speculation that he was set to head across the capital.
It was previously reported that the 23-year-old had agreed personal terms with the Gunners, and was waiting for the green light from Chelsea to undergo his medical.
The forward was then missing from the Blues squad that won the Club World Cup with victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday,
Enzo Maresca’s side thrashed the Champions League winners 3-0 in the final, but Madueke was nowhere to be seen, who headed home to finalise his move to Arsenal.
His final appearance for Chelsea came in a 22-minute cameo off the bench against Fluminense in the semi-finals.
The Blues secured a 2-0 victory over the Brazilian side thanks to a double on his debut from summer signing Joao Pedro.
And it appears that the ex-Brighton striker’s arrival, along with those of Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens, led Madueke to reconsider his future at Stamford Bridge after two years in west London.
With Chelsea spending around £170m on recruitment this summer, they also needed to offload players to balance the books.
Maudeke joined the Blues from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in 2023 and has five years remaining on his current deal.
Last season saw Madueke make 41 appearances for Enzo Maresca’s side, scoring 11 goals and providing five assists.
He first emerged as a surprise candidate to become Arsenal’s fourth signing of the summer in June.
Blues boss Maresca confirmed Madueke’s imminent departure ahead of the Club World Cup final.
The Italian explained: “Noni is in contact with a new club, and I guess that he’s going to leave in the next hours.
“I said in one of the last press conferences that at the end, if players want to leave, at the end, it’s difficult for the club and for the manager.
“Noni decided to leave, nobody told Noni he had to leave. If he is happy, we are happy.”
Madueke has now become the second player to move to the Gunners from Chelsea during this transfer window.
Kepa Arrizabalaga has already made the switch across the capital to provide competition for David Raya in goal.
Meanwhile, Martin Zubimendi completed his long-awaited move from Real Sociedad last week.
Christian Norgaard also follows him to north London, with Arsenal announcing the transfer on Thursday.
The Danish midfielder has agreed to join from Brentford in a deal worth an initial £10m plus a further £5m in add-ons.
Mikel Arteta also remains in the market for further additions to his forward line.
Viktor Gyokeres is understood to have agreed personal terms on a five-year deal.
However, a fee is yet to be agreed with his current club Sporting Lisbon.
The Swedish striker has scored 97 goals in 102 appearances for Sporting since signing from Coventry in 2023.
Arsenal’s new additions could make their debuts against AC Milan in Singapore on July 23 as the club kickstart their pre-season campaign.
