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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed that winger Noni Madueke is on the verge of completing a move to Arsenal. A \u00a352 million deal was agreed between the London rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 23-year-old has left Chelsea’s Club World Cup squad ahead of their final against PSG. He left to undergo a medical in London, with official confirmation of the transfer expected within hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking in a pre-match press conference, Maresca was candid about the situation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNoni is in contact with the new club,\u201d Maresca<\/a> said. \u201cI guess he is going to be (announced) in the next hours.\u201d
\u201cI said in one of the last press conferences, if players want to leave then it is difficult for the club and the manager. Noni decided to leave, nobody told Noni he had to leave. If he is happy, we are happy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madueke<\/a>, who joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven in January 2023, struggled to cement a consistent starting spot under various managers, despite showing flashes of his potential. His move to Arsenal<\/a> makes him the latest player to cross the London divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He will bolster Mikel Arteta\u2019s attacking options, particularly on the right wing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deal adds to Arsenal\u2019s proactive summer window, with other targets such as Eberechi Eze, Rodrygo, and Cristhian Mosquera also on the radar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed that winger Noni Madueke is on the verge of completing a move to Arsenal. A \u00a352 million deal was agreed between the London rivals. The 23-year-old has left Chelsea’s Club World Cup squad ahead of their final against PSG. He left to undergo a medical in London, with official confirmation of the transfer expected within hours. Speaking in a pre-match press conference, Maresca was candid about the situation: \u201cNoni is in contact with the new club,\u201d Maresca said. \u201cI guess he is going to be (announced) in the next hours.\u201d\u201cI said in one of the last press conferences, if players want to leave then it is difficult for the club and the manager. Noni decided to leave, nobody told Noni he had to leave. If he is happy, we are happy.” Madueke, who joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven in January 2023, struggled to cement a consistent starting spot under various managers, despite showing flashes of his potential. His move to Arsenal makes him the latest player to cross the London divide. He will bolster Mikel Arteta\u2019s attacking options, particularly on the right wing.  The deal adds to Arsenal\u2019s proactive summer window, with other targets such as Eberechi Eze, Rodrygo, and Cristhian Mosquera also on the radar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":33417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"\nMaresca Confirms Noni Madueke Set for Arsenal Switch in \u00a352M Deal - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Enzo Maresca has confirmed that winger Noni Madueke is on the verge of completing a move to Arsenal for \u00a352 million.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/maresca-confirms-noni-madueke-set-for-arsenal-switch-in-52m-deal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maresca Confirms Noni Madueke Set for Arsenal Switch in \u00a352M Deal - 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