Where could Madueke play for Arsenal?published at 15:22 British Summer Time
Tom McCoy
BBC Sport journalist
Arsenal have reportedly agreed personal terms
with Noni Madueke, but where could the 23-year-old winger play for
the Gunners?
Madueke has made the vast majority
of his appearances for the Blues on the right, with 88% of his Premier League
minutes coming on that flank since joining in January 2023.
His signing would therefore ease
the burden on Bukayo Saka, who has perhaps been overworked in recent seasons. Saka
started 108 of 114 league matches from 2021-22 to 2023-24, but missed three
months of the 2024-25 campaign with a hamstring injury.
Like Saka, when Madueke
features on the right wing he looks to cut inside and shoot with his favoured
left foot.
However, Madueke actually ended
last season playing on the left, with head coach Enzo Maresca altering his
approach during the run-in. The England international started four of their final five Premier League matches on that flank, plus the Conference
League final.
He also began on the left in England’s win against Andorra in
June, when he was one of the Three Lions’ better performers and set up Harry
Kane’s winner.