Why #notomadueke Is Trending Among Arsenal Fans

The news Arsenal are closing successful connected a woody to sign winger Noni Madueke from Chelsea for conscionable complete £50m has prompted a backlash from immoderate Gunners fans.

A petition has been group up and signed much than 4,000 times, #NoToMadueke has gained traction connected X, and murals extracurricular nan club's Emirates Stadium person been vandalised pinch 'Arteta out'.

At 23, Madueke is already an England international, truthful why are immoderate truthful against his signing?

Arsenal person signed six players from Chelsea successful caller years - and Madueke will beryllium nan 2nd this transportation model after goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Some fans judge nan nine should beryllium chasing what they comprehend to beryllium 'bigger' names.

The Gunners have, for example, been linked pinch Real Madrid winger Rodrygo and Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze.

Responding to a station connected our Arsenal page, Gunners instrumentality Steve said: "It's underwhelming, really. A batch of money for a back-up player. He won't beryllium a first-team prime complete [Bukayo] Saka connected nan correct and [Gabriel] Martinelli connected nan left.

"They should person sewage a cheaper back-up subordinate and utilized nan excess money to seal nan [Viktor] Gyokeres deal.

"I deliberation nan different point astir this is that immoderate Arsenal fans were hoping to get Rodrygo. This is now not happening arsenic Arsenal don't person nan money to spend.

"Is Madueke that benignant of subordinate that will triumph you nan Prem? No, Rodrygo is, which is why location is disappointment successful nan ranks astatine Arsenal."

Andrew - a play summons holder - said location was a quality betwixt match-going fans and those connected societal media.

"The cardinal connection is 'online'," Andrew said. "These group signing petitions aren't Arsenal fans. They unrecorded successful immoderate parallel imagination beingness connected societal media wherever shot is viewed for illustration a video game.

"I'm a play summons holder, and group who spell to games judge successful Arteta and spot his judgement because he's usually right.

"Madueke mightiness not beryllium an breathtaking signing now, but he could beryllium to beryllium a very bully one.

"[Nico] Williams was ne'er coming, Rodrygo is simply a discarded of money, [Anthony] Gordon is overrated and I don't deliberation this affects Eze. We'll spot really it each useful out."

Will, meanwhile, thinks a batch of nan vexation is astir nan money Arsenal are going to beryllium paying to Chelsea.

"I reckon complete half nan fans don't deliberation Madueke is simply a bad player. It's conscionable nan quality of nan woody - £50m for a subordinate who is going to beryllium connected nan chair down Saka aliases look retired of spot connected nan near helping seems for illustration mediocre business - peculiarly erstwhile this feels for illustration a make-or-break play for awesome silverware.

"It's besides that nan money is going to Chelsea."

Madueke is portion of Chelsea's Club World Cup squad, and came connected arsenic a substitute arsenic they reached nan last by beating Brazilian broadside Fluminense 2-0.

He joined nan Blues from PSV Eindhoven successful January 2023 for £30m and has scored 20 goals successful 92 appearances.

Madueke was successful nan Tottenham academy earlier moving to nan Netherlands successful 2018.

He plays predominantly connected nan right, pinch 88% of his Premier League minutes having travel connected a broadside of nan transportation that is dominated by Saka astatine Arsenal.

Saka, 23, started 108 of 114 convention matches from 2021-22 to 2023-24 but missed 3 months of past play because of a hamstring inury.

Madueke would beryllium a tin action arsenic back-up to Saka but tin besides play connected nan left.

He was 1 of England's standout performers successful nan caller world break and his assistance from nan near for Harry Kane's winning extremity against Andorra was 1 of 3 successful his first 7 matches.

Madueke besides started 4 of nan Blues' last 5 Premier League matches of nan play connected that broadside - positive nan Conference League last - and he could beryllium nonstop title for Martinelli there.

Madueke is seen by Arsenal arsenic a bully fit, arsenic personification who has played accordant trophy-winning first-team shot complete nan past 2 seasons.

He has settled good connected nan world shape and, astatine 23, location is simply a emotion he will proceed to create and besides summation his value.

There is, obviously, an consciousness that Arsenal person signed players from Chelsea successful nan past but location are occurrence stories wrong those deals.

Forward Kai Havertz has go captious to nan Gunners, midfielder Jorginho was 1 of Arteta's astir trusted leaders wrong nan squad, and Kepa has joined aft an awesome play astatine Bournemouth.

Sources astir Arsenal opportunity nan first interest for Madueke is nether £50m - little than Newcastle's move for Anthony Elanga and Tottenham signing Mohammed Kudus.

When looking astatine nan stats, you tin spot why Arteta mightiness beryllium excited astir nan imaginable of signing Madueke.

His expected goals (9.6), his number of shots (80), touches successful nan guidance container (199) and progressive carries pinch nan shot (242) were each higher than Martinelli and Saka successful nan Premier League past season.

Saka only played successful 25 convention matches compared to Madueke's 32, truthful it is simply a fairer comparison pinch Martinelli, who played 33 times.

Madueke besides contributed a mixed 10 goals and assists to Chelsea past play and could boost Arsenal's much-criticised attack.

Injuries plagued Arteta's broadside past play and they ended nan play pinch constricted options successful onslaught arsenic they fell distant successful nan title race.

Madueke is 1 of nan astir nonstop wingers successful nan convention and Arsenal, who chiefly play against teams who take sides heavy against them, could use from his eagerness to hit his defender and get a changeable astatine goal.