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Chelsea close in on PSV Eindhoven winger and England Under-21 star Noni Madueke after reaching a £36m deal with the Dutch outfit as the Blues’ spending spree continues under the stewardship of Todd Boehley.
Chelsea are closing a deal worth £36m for PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Madueke.
Chelsea made their initial offer of £26.5m last week, which was rejected by the Dutch outfit.
They then sidetracked negotiations to tie up the signing of Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk but returned to talks for Madueke at the start of the week and are now finalizing details on the fee which will rise to £36m for the England international winger. U21.
Chelsea are finalizing a deal worth £36m for PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Madueke
Chelsea have been in talks with PSV as they try to persuade the Dutch team to sell the England under-21 winger.
Madueke has established himself at senior level and as one of Europe’s most promising young players since leaving Tottenham aged 16 to join PSV in 2018.
He is well known to Chelsea head coach Graham Potter and the recruiting staff who have followed him from Brighton, specialist Kyle Macaulay and now Stamford Bridge director of global talent and transfer Paul Winstanley as Madueke was on their radar over the summer when they were still at Amex.
Madueke, 20, has been at PSV Eindhoven since 2018 and has four England Under-21 caps
Chelsea’s new manager Christopher Vivell has also shown an interest in the 20-year-old Madueke when he was at RB Leipzig.
Having sold Cody Gakpo to Liverpool earlier this month, PSV did not want to part with Madueke, who is back on form after an ankle injury that has disrupted his season so far.
Although PSV boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has admitted concerns about the prospects of retaining another of his stars if a big enough offer is made, his club are believed to value Madueke at around £35m.
Chelsea aren’t done there as they remain interested in adding a midfielder with Brighton’s Moises Caicedo among their top targets.