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Chelsea Transfer News Today: Madueke talks heat up as deal confirmed
Cameron Smith
- 4 Jul 2025 20:30 BST
- 5 min read
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FootballTransfers runs through all the latest Chelsea transfer news, rumours and gossip, including updates on Noni Madueke and Tyler Dibling.
Noni Madueke to join Arsenal?
Mikel Arteta has held “private” talks with Noni Madueke as he attempts to convince the Chelsea winger to join Arsenal this summer.
That is according to Simon Phillips, who claims that Arteta is a huge admirer of Madueke and is eager to finalise a deal for the England international ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.
Chelsea are reportedly open to selling Madueke this summer if they receive an offer in the region of €58 million (£50m) and a move to Arsenal appears to be on the cards amid their pursuit of a new winger.
Current ETV
Noni Madueke
M, AM (R)
Chelsea
Noni Madueke
M, AM (R)
Chelsea
ETV Range
€46.3M - €56.6M
Latest signing confirmed
Chelsea have completed the signing of 16-year-old Glenavon attacker Chris Atherton, the Northern Ireland club have confirmed.
Atherton became the youngest senior footballer in the UK when he turned out for his side aged just 13 and 329 days back in 2022.
His move to Stamford Bridge has been confirmed by Glenavon, who posted on X: “Chris Atherton - blue still the colour.
“We can confirm that academy product Chris Atherton has left the club to sign for Chelsea. We wish him the best in his career & hope he and his family won't be strangers at MVP.”
Exclusive: Chelsea want Tyler Dibling
Chelsea have reopened talks with representatives of Tyler Dibling, FootballTransfers understands, as the Blues consider a fresh move for the Southampton wonderkid three years after a short-lived stint at Cobham.
Dibling briefly joined Chelsea in the summer of 2022, but the move unravelled within weeks, with the player struggling to settle away from home and eventually returning to the south coast.
That experience was seen as a setback at the time, but sources close to Dibling now describe him as "mentally stronger and ready to step out of his comfort zone" in 2025.
His development has reignited interest from Chelsea and the Blues are considering whether to push forward with a formal offer or wait until later in the window.
Chelsea hit with UEFA fine
Chelsea have been handed a fine worth a potential €91 million for breaching UEFA’s financial rules.
Enzo Maresca’s side have spent over €1.5 billion on new signings since the arrival of BlueCo as their new owners in 2022 and they have now been hit with a mega fine by European football’s governing body.
Chelsea have received an initial fine of €20m from UEFA for breaching its financial rules, with an additional €11m fine for breaching the “squad cost rule”. The Blues risk being hit with a further €60m fine for conditional breaches, meaning their total fine could reach a whopping €91m.
UEFA’s “football earnings rule” permits clubs to lose a maximum of €200m over three years and Chelsea are among the clubs to have exceeded this figure.
New deal agreed
Finally, Chelsea have agreed a scholarship deal with England U18 goalkeeper Freddy Bernal, as per Fabrizio Romano.
The teenager was previously wanted by Arsenal, however he has opted to remain at Chelsea.
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