Arsenal's constant recruitment of players from Chelsea is not Noni Madueke's fault, but clearly he is the one who is contagious. The anger of the Arsenal fans before the news that the club will recruit Madueke is fluttering violently on social networks, to the point that someone makes a petition to protest the deal on the Change.org website. By the time the article was published, nearly 4,000 signed.
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So why is a 23 -year -old British player, with speed, technique and potential being so badly responded by Arsenal fans? The answer encapsulated in one word: Chelsea. If you arrive at Emirates, Madueke will become the 7th name from Stamford Bridge to Arsenal since 2019.
Many Arsenal fans were too tired of their pet team to buy players from Chelsea, especially after disappointing deals like Willian or Jorginho. In their eyes, spending money for Chelsea is like joining a club that is shopping frantically as if there was no tomorrow.
The £ 52 million price that Chelsea demanded made the Arsenal fans panic. It is too high for a player who is most likely to make a backup plan for Bukayo Saka. Although Arsenal has negotiated to lower the price, the feeling of “buying” is still covered.
And yet, Arsenal has another sensitive issue: Ethan Nwaneri, the most expected young talent of the Academy has not signed a new contract, and the appearance of Madueke can directly affect his position and future. In order to make the situation worse, Chelsea is hitting Nwaneri in the past few weeks.
In terms of form, Madueke has not really impressed since leaving PSV to Chelsea for £ 30 million in January 2023. After 67 matches in the Premier League, he has 13 goals and 5 assists, the parameters cannot be said to be excellent with a winger.
Everything may be different if Madueke exploded at the end of the 24/25 season, but in reality, the opposite: he was stubborn and only had one assist in the last 11 matches in the Premier League. Since February, Madueke has only scored 3 goals (all in the Conference League arena) and 1 assist after 21 matches in all competitions.
So what is Arsenal seeing in Madueke? The reason is probably in the intensive data by the statistical website OPTA show. Under the analysis lens, Madueke is a player with a potential to explode, although the goal and assist statistics are limited.
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Madueke is one of the players with the number of balls towards the highest opponent's goal in the Premier League. He was also very hard -working with an average of 3.52 shots every last season, more than any Arsenal or Chelsea player.
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Even in the Premier League, no one has many ball situations that lead to a more finish than Madueke. This shows that the 23 -year -old midfielder is the active player and can completely create opportunities for himself. Also last season, Madueke was the one who recovered the ball more than Saka and Martinelli, two current number one wingers in the Emirates.
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Only two winger in the Premier League (Savinho and Jeremy Doku of Manchester City) dribbled towards the goal further than Madueke last season. Even the whole tournament only three players touch the ball in the opponent's penalty area more than him.
The problem lies in that he could not convert those potential opportunities into goals or assists. Partly because Madueke himself was not sharp in the final processing, but also added that Chelsea's attack was too ungainly, causing his potential balls to go away in regret.
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However, Arsenal's training team believes that they can honocate Madueke's final handling, similar to the way they have “transformed” Kai Havertz after he left Chelsea. It should be remembered that the rate of scoring each match of Havertz has increased from 0.23 to 0.33 goals since wearing Arsenal.
Another plus point that makes Arsenal really interested in Madueke is the versatility. He can kick both wings and especially shot with both legs. 34% of his last season's shot was with a favorable leg (right). In the recent period, Madueke was often arranged on the left wing, although he had previously played the right when he was at Chelsea. Thus, if recruiting Madueke, Arsenal will have a flexible and versatile piece for the attack.
In short, Madueke will replace Raheem Sterling in the squad, who was borrowed from Chelsea last season to become a backup plan for two wings. The problem is that Sterling has disappointed the whole episode, both in form and influence. But Arteta believes that Madueke will write another scenario even now, most Arsenal fans are still not ready to believe it.
According to The Telegraph
As rumors of fans, coach Enzo Maresca confirmed Noni Madueke would leave Chelsea this week.
Arsenal's legend, Sol Campbell believes that Noni Madueke may be a quality addition to the Gunners, but want the club to explain the decisions to recruit this player.
According to The Times, Arsenal is willing to sell Leandro Trossard after agreeing to spend £ 52 million to recruit Noni Madueke from Chelsea.