Arsenal have completed the signing of England midfielder Noni Madueke from Chelsea for a reported fee of £48.5m.
Madueke signed a five-year contract at Emirates Stadium, with his fee expected to rise over £50m with add-ons.
The North London-born winger joined Chelsea from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in January 2023 for £30m and has since made 92 appearances in all competitions, scoring 20 goals and providing nine assists.
The 23-year-old was part of Chelsea’s squad at the Club World Cup in the United States but left the camp before last Sunday’s 3-0 win against Paris St-Germain in the final to finalise his move to Arsenal.
“Dear Chelsea Football Club, I want to thank you for the last 3 or so years… To my teammates thank you for everything, I leave with only love and admiration for you guys,” Noni Madueke wrote on his Instagram page.
“To (Chelsea manager) Enzo Maresca, it was a privilege to play under you, thank you for trying to better me as a player and as a person. Lastly thank you to every single Chelsea fan. Thank you for the love, the praise and also the criticism, I appreciate it all. I leave here with nothing but fond memories.”
Noni Madueke was part of Crystal Palace and then Tottenham’s academy before spending four-and-a-half years in the Netherlands, where he won the Dutch Cup.
He made his England senior debut in August 2024 and set up Harry Kane’s winner as Thomas Tuchel’s side defeated Andorra 1-0 in World Cup qualification last month.
Some Arsenal fans had frowned at the news that the Chelsea winger was linked to the club.
A petition, titled #NoToMadueke, was signed more than 5,000 times and murals outside the club’s Emirates Stadium were vandalised with ‘Arteta out’.
Noni Madueke is the second Chelsea player to join Arsenal in this transfer window following the signing of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
