Madueke joins Arsenal from rivals Chelsea

Arsenal person completed the signing of Noni Madueke from London rivals Chelsea, the clubs confirmed Friday.

Sources person told ESPN that Arsenal agreed a interest of £48 cardinal ($64.6m) positive £4m successful add-ons for the 23-year-old, who joins connected a five-year contract.

Chelsea signed Madueke from PSV Eindhoven successful 2023 for £30m.

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"I've conscionable been relaxed, waiting for the greenish airy and erstwhile I came successful today, it each felt real. I'm truly blessed and truly proud, truthful it's a large infinitesimal for me. It's large to spell backmost home, beryllium with my mum, my dad. I cognize my mum misses maine successful the house," Madueke said successful a statement.

"It's already a large squad with a wide individuality and I can't hold to bring my benignant to the squad and effort and assistance the boys arsenic overmuch arsenic imaginable to instrumentality that adjacent step."

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is understood to beryllium a large instrumentality of the England planetary and the nine considered signing him past year.

"At conscionable 23, Noni already brings acquisition of nine and planetary football, and helium knows the Premier League precise well," Arteta said successful an Arsenal statement. "Having seen the prime of Noni's performances up adjacent successful caller seasons, we're truly excited helium is joining us."

This summer, caller sporting manager Andrea Berta led negotiations and Madueke becomes the 4th elder signing of the window, aft Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Nørgaard and Martín Zubimendi.

Madueke made 46 appearances successful each competitions for Chelsea past season, scoring 11 goals, and sources person told ESPN his fittingness is viewed arsenic a cardinal origin successful the signing, on with his versatility.

While his champion presumption is arsenic a close winger, wherever Bukayo Saka plays, Madueke has besides proved to beryllium much than susceptible connected the left.

"Noni's show numbers and availability implicit caller seasons person been exceptional, reflecting his prime and professionalism," Berta said. "Noni is simply a dynamic, versatile wide guardant subordinate with beardown method quality who volition importantly fortify our squad."

Information from ESPN's James Olley and Reuters was utilized successful this report.