Noni Madueke in action for Chelsea at the Club World Cup (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
You’ll likely have seen by now that Arsenal are closing in on Noni Madueke, and that their fans are NOT happy about it.
The Gunners are close to an agreement with Chelsea over the England international, as per the Athletic and others, and there have been more than a few eyebrows raised about the deal.
Not only is Madueke not really a player in a position Arsenal need, but he’s also looking set to be pretty expensive for a player who hasn’t really been that good for Chelsea at any point.
This has led to a ‘No to Madueke’ petition started by Arsenal fans, which reached 2,000 signatures yesterday and is now over 4,000 at the time of writing.
Meanwhile, see below as the Telegraph’s Sam Dean sums up the strong reaction he’s seen to the Madueke news, saying he’s never seen anything quite like it…
On this Noni Madueke situation and the strength of the online reaction from Arsenal fans… can anyone recall a similar response from supporters (online or otherwise) to a potential big-money transfer? Off the top of my head, I can’t remember seeing anything quite like this.
— Sam Dean (@SamJDean) July 9, 2025
Is this all a bit of an overreaction? After all, Madueke is only 23 years old, and looks like he has it in him to be a decent squad player for Arsenal, with last season proving a harsh lesson that the club lacked depth in attack after becoming overly reliant on Bukayo Saka in particular.
Not everyone at Chelsea is happy about Noni Madueke leaving
It’s also interesting to get a Chelsea perspective on this, with Will Faulks, editor of Chelsea News, speaking to CaughtOffside to defend the progress Madueke had been making at Stamford Bridge.
Noni Madueke is set to leave Chelsea for Arsenal (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
“It’s easy to understand why Arsenal fans aren’t too keen on signing Noni Madueke – for all his talent he can be very frustrating, and…
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