Noni Madueke Chelsea shirt numbers available after medical
Todd Boehly is closing in on a deal for PSV Eindhoven midfielder Noni Madueke, who might soon be deciding on a shirt number at Chelsea. This month, the 20-year-old has been widely connected with a move to Stamford Bridge, with Graham Potter wanting to reinforce the Blues’ frontline.
the west Londoners are in early talks with the Dutch giants about a deal for Madueke valued around £35 million. The England youth international, who joined PSV from Tottenham in 2018, has appeared nine times for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side this season, directly contributing to two goals.
Despite an injury-ridden campaign, his impressive displays have courted the attention of Europe’s biggest clubs with his stock continuing to rise. Chelsea opened talks to sign Madueke last week and PSV were adamant that they would not want to sell their star-man after having already sold Cody Gakpo to Liverpool.
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However, when talks heated up on Thursday afternoon, an agreement appears on the verge of being reached. Football.london understands that new technical director Christopher Vivell, who tried to sign Madueke during his time at RB Leipzig, has been a major reason behind the deal.
With that in mind, spylax Media has investigated which shirt numbers – 1 to 30 – could be available to the Englishman at Chelsea.
Numbers two and three are available for Madueke, however being a forward, he’s unlikely to select either. At PSV, the winger carries the No.10 jersey, which is presently used by Christian Pulisic.
Madueke has also worn the No.7 jersey at the youth level.this time by N’Golo Kante.
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Madueke does not have any numbers between 11 and 20. He previously wore 15 and 17, which are now worn by new signings Mykhailo Mudryk and Raheem Sterling, respectively.
Madueke can only choose one number between 21 and 30. Gianluca Zola formerly wore the legendary 25. Since the Italians left in 2003, this has never been used.
Madueke has worn the 20 and 23 on several occasions throughout his career, the latter before being assigned the 10 at PSV. His first senior number was 56, which is currently held by Omari Hutchinson.
At Chelsea, Denis Zakaria and Conor Gallagher wear the 20 and 23, respectively. Though the latter has recently been extensively connected with a though it’s unlikely that the Blues will allow the midfielder to leave in January.
