By LEWIS BROWNING
Published: 18:09 EDT, 10 July 2025 | Updated: 18:09 EDT, 10 July 2025
Arsenal have reached an agreement with Chelsea over the transfer of England forward Noni Madueke.
The Gunners were reported to have agreed personal terms with the winger over the weekend, with a five-year contract thought to have been agreed on.
Arsenal then contacted Chelsea ahead of attempting to agree a fee for the 23-year-old, and a £50million agreement how now been reached.
Madueke, 23, was a first-team regular at Chelsea under Enzo Maresca last season.
He featured in 32 of Chelsea's 38 Premier League games - starting in 27 of them - and provided seven goals and three assists.
Now, though, he will swap the blue side of London for red in a move to the Emirates.
Mail Sport reported on Tuesday that a winger has been targeted by Arsenal this summer, with Madueke high on their list.
The Gunners have been looking to bolster their attacking options this summer, with a move to sign Victor Gyokeres close - though reportedly at risk of collapsing due to a silence in negotiations.
They had also been on the hunt for a winger - it is understood their preference was a left-sided wide man, but one who can play on either side, like Madueke, was also an option.
The Gunners then approached the player and there were no hurdles in terms of personal terms and the negotiations with Chelsea went smoothly too. The Blues have added Jamie Gittens and Estevao to their ranks this summer in terms of wide players and also have the likes of Pedro Neto to choose from.
Madueke, meanwhile, is left-footed and prefers to play on the right - a position occupied by Bukayo Saka at Chelsea. He is, though, also capable on the left and has played there recently for the Blues.
He last played for Chelsea on Tuesday, coming off the bench in their Club World Cup semi-final win over Fluminense. It now seems certain he will not play in this weekend's final versus Paris Saint-Germain.
He will likely compete with the likes of Gabriel Martinelli for a starting spot in the Arsenal team next season.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca had appeared open to Madueke potentially leaving the club when questioned about his future at the Club World Cup on the weekend.
'Noni has been very important for us. But my message to the players and to the club is that I want just players that are happy to be with us,' Maresca said.
'The ones that are not happy, they are free to go. Noni has been very good during the season'.
Should Arsenal sign Madueke it would by the second player to join the Gunners this summer from Chelsea, after goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's £5m move.