JAKARTA - Following the deal to transfer Noni Madueke's move from Chelsea to Arsenal announced on Friday, July 18, Spain coach Mikel Arteta has "confused" more than 140 million euros for Premier League club Chelsea since he coached Arsenal.
The two teams did not include the player's nominal sale and purchase, but a number of leading media reported that Arteta's Arsenal paid at least 55 million euros upfront to get Madueke.
Chelsea can even get another 5 million euros from Arsenal if a number of clauses are fulfilled during Madueke's headquarters in Emirates.
Madueke's arrival means Arteta has spent at least 142.1 million euros to buy four players from Chelsea since starting with paying 11.3 million euros to bring Jorginho to Arsenal permanently on January 31, 2023.
After Jorginho, six months later Arteta poured 70 million euros to bring Kai Havertz from Stamford Bridged to Emirates.
The deal is accompanied by an additional 5 million euros clause, which either has been achieved or not if you look at Havertz's 29 goals and 13 assists from 87 appearances in all competitions in the two seasons and Arsenal only won Community Shield as a mere trophy.
Then, earlier this month, Kepa Arrizabalaga was announced as the first signing on the summer transfer window after Arsenal activated a release clause worth 5.8 million euros set by Chelsea.
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In addition to the four permanent purchases, Arteta also signed Willian for free after his contract expired at Stamford Bridge in August 2020 and borrowed Raheem Sterling for the 2024/25 season.
As when recruiting Willian, Jorginho, Havertz, Sterling, and Kepa, Arteta in an official comment on Madueke's transfer certainly did not explain specifically why he likes to shop at Chelsea, only revealing that he thinks the players are full of experience and are proven to be of high quality in the Premier League.
In Arteta's eyes, Madueke has a qualified track record and reputation even though he is only 23 years old. He may refer to Madueke's achievements in scoring 20 goals and nine assists in 92 matches with Chelsea since arriving in the middle of the 2022/23 season.
Madueke also helped Chelsea win the Conference League last season before performing pretty well on the way the Blues won the Club World Cup, even though he missed the final because he had to complete a move to Arsenal.
"At the age of 23, Noni has pocketed a myriad of football experiences at the club and international level, and he also knows the Premier League very well," Arteta said on Arsenal's official website, Friday (18/7).
Apart from Kepa and Madueke, this summer Arsenal have brought in defensive midfield duo Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard, from Real Sociedad and Brentford, respectively.
Reportedly, Arsenal are in the final stages of finalizing the Sporting CP player transfer agreement, Viktor Gyokeres.
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