Noni Madueke officially joined Arsenal on Friday, signing a long-term contract. The Gunners paid Chelsea a fee of £48.5m, which rose to £50m with add-ons.The 23-year-old put pen to paper at Emirates Stadium on a five-year deal in the company of the Gunners’ boss Mikel Arteta.Talent in abundance.Noni Madueke is a Gunner ✍️Narrated by artist and Arsenal in the Community alumni, Stazzy 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/TfnkwG86Sz— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 18, 2025 Interestingly, Madueke was part of Chelsea’s squad at the recently ended Club World Cup in the United States, but left the camp before 3-0 win against Paris St-Germain in the showdown in order to finalise his move to Arteta’s side.”Humbled and blessed to be here. Thank you to everyone who made this possible,” he wrote on Instagram.”I can’t wait to get on the pitch and start to repay the faith shown in me. It’s going to be so special.”💬 “I think it’s going to be a great success and I’m really happy to be here.”Watch our exclusive interview with Noni Madueke now 📺— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 18, 2025 Madueke made 92 appearances for Chelsea after joining from PSV Eindhoven for £30m in January 2023 and scored 20 goals, helping them win the Conference League last season.Talking about Madueke, Arteta told Arsenal’s website: “Noni is an exciting and powerful young player, with his performances and numbers in recent seasons consistently of a high quality. He is among the most talented wide forward players in the Premier League.”At just 23, Noni already brings experience of club and international football, and he knows the Premier League very well.”Having seen the quality of Noni’s performances up close in recent seasons, we’re really excited he is joining us. His arrival will really improve our squad.”##NAJAVA_MECA_9024139##Arsenal have already signed midfielders Christian Norgaard and Martin Zubimendi, while the north Londoners are also close to signing striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon and Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera.
