Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca has mentioned Noni Madueke stays obtainable to play on the Membership World Cup regardless of the membership holding talks over a possible transfer to London rivals Arsenal.
ESPN reported on Monday that Arsenal are persevering with negotations with Chelsea for Madueke, and a €50 million ($58.5m) deal may occur as quickly as this week.
Chelsea face Fluminense within the Membership World Cup semifinal on Tuesday, and Maresca confirmed that Madueke will likely be within the combine to play.
“Personally I feel the identical noise earlier than the Palmeiras recreation, and we gave him half an hour and he was superb,” Maresca mentioned.
“I haven’t got any doubts that if we want Noni, he’ll assist us. I can perceive when there may be noise round you, it’s tough to take care of that.”
Madueke joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven in 2023 in a €35m deal and carved out a daily place in Maresca’s aspect, making 32 appearances within the Premier League final season.