Noni Madueke was caught on camera arriving for his medical with Arsenal on Monday, with all the contracts between the Gunners and Chelsea now signed and countersigned.
Santi Aouna shared a video on Monday of Chelsea winger Noni Madueke arriving for his medical in London, reporting that the player would formally sign his Arsenal contract to 2030 after completing those tests.
Lyall Thomas of Sky Sports has since confirmed that Madueke indeed held his medical on Monday, and football insider Hand of Arsenal reports that the winger passed it.
Fabrizio Romano adds that Arsenal and Chelsea have now countersigned all documents for Madueke’s transfer. It’s seemingly just a matter of waiting for the announcement.
Madueke will join Arsenal for a £52m total package, with an initial £48m fee and another £4m in add-ons.
David Ornstein had reported last week that Madueke had been granted permission by Chelsea to leave their Club World Cup camp in the USA and travel back to the UK for a medical with Arsenal.
Chelsea were playing in the Club World Cup final against PSG on Sunday night, but Madueke wasn’t part of the squad for that match.
Arsenal are moving for Madueke to add depth to their wide options ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, though they’ll have to wait a while to add the winger to their pre-season squad.
Even with Madueke cutting short his Chelsea campaign by a few days, it will still be August before his mandatory holiday period is over and he can link up with his new teammates.
Arsenal are still pursuing other attacking additions, with reports that their interest in Eberechi Eze is independent of their pursuit of Madueke, and an agreement for Viktor Gyokeres almost finalised.