Someone that could leave Chelsea to free up funds is Noni Madueke. According to Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal are preparing an opening bid for the 23-year-old England international after agreeing personal terms. Madueke is said to have agreed a five-year deal valid until June 2030.

Their long-serving head coach Thomas Frank has departed for Tottenham after seven years in charge, while star forward Bryan Mbeumo, who scored 20 top-flight goals last season, looks set to exit for Manchester United and captain Christian Norgaard is on his way to Arsenal.

W And if Arsenal, a club on the rise and off the back of finishing ahead of Chelsea for the third season in a row, want Madueke, why are Chelsea fine to let him go? This is not a deal dictated by finances.