Chelsea are no longer ready to entertain an exit from winger Noni Madueke after being impressed by the 22-year-old’s off-field development. 90 minutes understand
Two incidents of Madueke arguing with teammates over penalties last season against Everton and in pre-season had helped to question the winger’s maturity and attitude, leading some within Chelsea to entertain bids for him their services at the beginning of summer.
Newcastle United made their interest clear but declined to offer Chelsea the chance to turn a profit with Madueke, rather than looking to pay around £30m.
However, sources have since confirmed this 90 minutes that club officials have been very impressed by Madueke’s personal growth and recognize that the 22-year-old has risen to the challenges set for him under new boss Enzo Maresca, and Chelsea are no longer ready to listen to them. transfer offers and Madueke is expected to remain at Stamford Bridge beyond this summer.
After the 6-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, in which Madueke scored a hat-trick, Maresca wanted to move on from the winger’s casual social media criticism of the city of Wolverhampton, instead highlighting Madueke’s work rate and selflessness during the match. evidence of its positive development.
“I can judge Noni’s performance, and it was fantastic, not only in the second half, but also in the first,” said Maresca.
“I said from day one that he’s the type of winger I really like, he’s working really hard with us. The best thing was the way he defended, after 90 minutes when Wolves had a counter attack out there, he was running around.
“The mentality that I am demanding from the players, he is giving it.”
Madueke, who also scored in the League Conference qualifying clash with Servette, now has four goals in his first two games this season, after scoring eight goals in 34 outings last year.
Former Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino had some doubts about Madueke’s ability to provide consistent goals, but Maresca is understood to see him as a force. Chelsea’s failure to sign Michael Olise, and both Pedro Neto and Joao Felix being comfortable on the left, coupled with Madueke’s strong form, should provide the England Under-21 international with more opportunities this season .
