Arsenal are in line to sign Chelsea and England winger Noni Madueke with a £52million deal close to being completed.
The 23-year-old trained with his Blues team-mates on Thursday morning in New York ahead of their Club World Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain this Sunday.
But it is now extremely unlikely he will be in the squad to face PSG as Madueke is on the verge of a move to Arsenal with an agreement in principle having been struck.
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Arsenal are in line to sign Chelsea and England winger Noni Madueke with a £52million deal close to being completed.
The 23-year-old trained with his Blues team-mates on Thursday morning in New York ahead of their Club World Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain this Sunday.
But it is now extremely unlikely he will be in the squad to face PSG as Madueke is on the verge of a move to Arsenal with an agreement in principle having been struck.
Personal terms over a five-year deal have already been agreed, as reported in this week’s Chelsea Confidential on Mail Sport.
Madueke has been a regular for Chelsea over the last season, including playing the entirety of their Conference League final which they won against Real Betis.
He has also been used at this Club World Cup, though was a substitute rather than a starter in their semi-final win over Fluminense amid apparent concerns from Enzo Maresca that his focus was not entirely on his current side.