Arsenal expected to sign Noni Madueke from Chelsea in a £52m deal; Madueke made 45 appearances for the Blues last season, scoring 11 goals and providing five assists; Madueke joined Chelsea from PSV in January 2023 and has played 91 times;

Twomey: The success of Chelsea’s recruitment model depends just as much on their ability to sell profitably as it does on buying intelligently. Every player who is not absolutely integral to the team Maresca is building has a price, and Madueke has never managed to make himself indispensable at Stamford Bridge.

Finally, Arsenal fans also believe that Madueke’s arrival will block Ethan Nwaneri’s path to regular minutes. Although the England U21 international is naturally an attacking midfielder, the majority of his senior game time has come as a right winger and Madueke will likely usurp the teenager in the pecking order.