Izuchukwu Okosi
The contract duration for the signing of Nigeria-eligible forward Chinonso Madueke by Chelsea has been revealed.
The PSV forward, simply called ‘Noni’ is already in London ahead of an expected medical according to updates provided by sources in England.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe Anglo-Nigerian who is an England U-21 international touched down at Heathrow Airport from Amsterdam on Thursday night.
Madueke will reportedly sign a long-term agreement believed to be a seven-year contract with an option of a year’s extension.
Premier League giants and FIFA Club World Cup holders, Chelsea and Dutch Eredevisie side, PSV on Thursday reached an agreement for the transfer of Madueke after talks seemed to be deadlocked.
The imminent Madueke’s signing was first ‘announced’ in a tweet put out by Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano, who is reputed for getting most of his transfer scoops accurately.
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Romano informed that a verbal agreement had been reached by both parties
Talks for the player had never stopped according to the report despite the signing of Ukraine forward, Mykailo Mudryk, who seemed to be headed to Arsenal before Chelsea doubled the offer made by their league rivals.
Atletico Madrid forward, Joao Felix had been signed by Chelsea on loan until the end of the season but was red-carded in his first game with his return slated for February 4.
Chelsea’s interests of late in as many forward players could see former Arsenal striker, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang return to Barcelona due to the expected summer arrival of young French striker, Christopher Nkunku.
PSV only recently sold Madueke’s teammate, Cody Gakpo to Liverpool for less than £35m early in January.
The duo contributed to 51 goals last season for the dynamic Dutch side.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
