Over a thousand Arsenal fans have signed a petition urging their club not to sign Chelsea winger Noni Madueke this summer.
The Gunners have reportedly been in direct contact with Chelsea over this potential deal, according to the Athletic, and it’s fair to say it’s not gone down well.
There has been a lot of surprise and anger on social media, and it seems some Arsenal fans are really doing their best to make sure they’re being heard as they insist they don’t want Madueke.
See here as a Change.org petition has been set up saying ‘no to Madueke’, which has 1,357 signatures at the time of writing.
Arsenal fans slam “clueless” club over Noni Madueke transfer
Even if most Arsenal fans will surely get behind any player that joins them, there is clearly a very vocal online community who feel this would be the wrong signing.
Madueke hasn’t been particularly impressive during his time at Stamford Bridge, and surely won’t come cheap.
It is a slightly surprising target for Arsenal to be pursuing, but some of this reaction is also perhaps a little over the top.
“20+ years of unwavering support and this is how we’re repaid? Mediocre signings with zero ambition while rivals strengthen? Arsenal is on the cusp of greatness don’t ruin it with clueless transfers. Back us properly or step aside,” said one fan in the comments section of the petition.
“This is a gross misuse of funds and continuing to hand over excess money to rivals needs to be investigated. Something is inherently wrong with the club at this point,” another said.
Do Arsenal need Madueke?
Arsenal certainly need to strengthen in attack this summer as that was an area of weakness for them last season.
There’s an argument that Madueke could be an ideal rotation player to ensure Bukayo Saka gets more of a chance to rest after playing so much football at a relatively young age and picking up a bad injury that kept him out for a few months last season.
Still, many AFC supporters clearly don’t want yet another signing of an unwanted player at Chelsea after some poor deals with the Blues in recent times.
The likes of Petr Cech, David Luiz, Willian, Jorginho, Kai Havertz and Raheem Sterling have all swapped west London for north in the last decade.
It would be fair to say that most of those didn’t join at their peak, and didn’t really work out, so it’s understandable that Arsenal fans don’t want even more of the club’s money invested in players their rivals don’t even want.
Madueke or Rodrygo? Arteta having OCD .. 50mill Madueke is preferred to Rodrygo. Insane 😓🤔🤕🥴🥺
what is Noni for…
Chelsea dumping site..
we don’t need Madueke in out team..
if this guys don’t know how to make a killer squad pls Gunners hire me..
otherwise disappointment next season
Arsenal are a laughing stock so much for bringing in top players clueless and won’t pay just want them if they are cheap Arteta has to go
Fans playing fantasy football and hiring players players in their dreams without actually having a dime to invest in real life
Arsenal FC billions dollars football run by A multi club sporting enterprise worth tens of billions which managed the club to second place 3 years in a row and finish last season among the top four clubs in Europe (third in C.L first round ranking and reached the semi final of the C.L). Now you tell me who’s clueless. By the way Madueke has got on of the highest dribble success rate in the league (over 81%) plus he’s a speed demon.
Arsenal have 100 millions fans at least so a thousand signatures is insignificant more likeva drop in the ocean;the same fans were laughing at Mikel Merino(when he first came in)last seasons even calling him agent zero, same fans were against Havertz as well at the beginning. let’s be fans, support the club and wait to see the outcome before making judgments.
but why is it that Mikel arteta and the board prefer making foolish decision… what’s the priority in this transfer… is it not to get a natural striker, then followed up by another left winger and central mid fielder… Eze and rodrygo precisely…. Noni madueke ahead of Eze and Rodyrgo is pure foolishness from arteta and the management… imagine 5 Millon euro is the only reason they have not completed Gyokeres signing which is the most important… but you can bid 50 million for a back up player… arteta and the board has gone mad
another news says that the striker from Sporting is going to collapse because of5 millions.they should use the 59 millions offer to ensure striker deal is reached
The best action is for The fans to boycott all arsenal matches….if you must watch it .. watch from your home…. Let them play their games with empty or few spectators in the stadium…
enough of the emotional stress Arteta and the selfish board are causing the supporters…
just top up the money needed by Sporting for Gykores then look for a young player instead of madueke .
but why would Arsenal go for nonl madueke were where them when Brighton sold Pedro to Chelsea now it Arsenal they’re going to use to pay for them for the purchase of Pedro the market is still open they can look for a better signing Xavi Simione is better player than Madueke Laeo is a very good player tomorrow Mikel Arteta will go for Job Bellingham but he was here when he went abroad, Arteta please learn how to do football businesses why is it that every time you go to Chelsea to look for players the case o Williams did not teach lessons William keeps saying he would have not signed for Arsenal yet you always go there for players when Chelsea were signing Pedro were where you the Bournemouth player Seminye or so is a better player Kundus is a better player why Madueke Ethan Nwaneri can play multiple positions better or you don’t keep faith in him? Favor Viera is better than Madueke I have watched him he not good enough to cover for Bukayo Saka remember how much you have wasted in wrong signings
Typical Arsenal fans, you know nothing about football. Madueke Has one of the best dribbling percentages in the league last year. He scored 11 goals. One of the highest rates in one on one battles in the league. And all of you lot are slagging him off. He’s overall stats was better than most Arsenal players. He likes to attack defenders. And you’re all calling for arteta to be sacked. He has turned your club around in the past couple of years and all that you lot want to do is stab him in his back. Why don’t you learn about football before opening your mouths? I hope Madueke doesn’t sign for your football club.
Arsenal don’t really no what they want. always signing average players,I would be here if we go trophyless this season.
NEED A STRIKER OR TWO !!!!