So-called 'Arsenal fans' sending abuse to Noni Madueke is shameful and embarrassing

Welcomes to The Arsenal Noni Madueke - lets call out online abuse aimed at new signing 

Let’s all get behind Madueke says Nick Manfredi 

So here he is, Arsenal’s fourth signing of the summer and second from our good friends in SW3.

Noni Madueke is officially an Arsenal player.

If you had been told this three weeks ago your reaction would probably have been one of shock. And when you were informed of the fee which is reportedly £52 million, perhaps this would have raised some concerns or maybe even anger that we are aiding our London rivals with such a generous sum of money.

I mean, it’s not like they need it is it?

But we can only do what is best for our club and if Mikel Arteta thinks Noni Madueke will bolster our squad, then personally, I’m inclined to agree seeing as he has got so much right since his appointment. He hasn’t got everything spot on in the transfer market, he was willing to splash around £80 million on Mudryk at one point (and thank God he didn’t) but everybody makes some mistakes.

Before I talk about the player and the qualities he might bring, I think I have to touch on some of the online reaction to this signing.

I know not everybody is on Twitter (X) but I’m sure most of you have heard of some of the drivel that’s been spouted over the last few days in reaction of this signing.

Yes, Madueke isn’t exactly a dream signing and yes, he’s yet another player from Chelsea but sending online abuse to Madueke and even going as far as to sign a petition to not go through with the signing is shameful and quite frankly, embarrassing.

Firstly, it’s incredible that some “fans” have enough self-importance to genuinely believe Arsenal will listen to imbeciles on the internet and secondly, it’s completely fine to disagree with a signing. Everybody is entitled to their opinions. But you can think Madueke is a poor signing and not send him abuse or direct abuse at the club. That is just moronic and serves no purpose other than causing emotional harm. It’s important we stress that this abuse came from a small minority of the Arsenal fan base, but I felt it needed to be addressed. To those people, I urge you to do better.

So, what will Madueke bring to what is already a squad capable of challenging for the biggest honours?

Firstly, he provides very able backup to Bukayo Saka. Madueke primarily plays off the right wing and we’ve been overly reliant on Saka for far too long. When Saka got injured last season, we had to rely on 17-year-old Nwaneri which should never have been allowed to happen. Nwaneri did very well for the most part, but he is not a right winger. Madueke provides a proper alternative to help Saka share the burden.

Madueke also brings lots of pace which makes him a very welcome proposition when bringing him on in games with 25-30 minutes to go against tired legs. He is a very direct winger who loves driving at defenders, always attempting to take them on before shooting at goal or attempting crosses. Sometimes you need that kind of directness when attempting to break down a packed defence.

Madueke may not have the most prolific goalscoring record but it’s important to remember he was playing in an incredibly dysfunctional side in Chelsea where it’s not easy to find a regular rhythm whilst there’s so much constant chopping and changing at the club.

He played under four different managers in under three seasons at Chelsea whilst they were constantly signing every player under the sun. it’s very difficult to thrive under such unstable conditions.

Arsenal offers Madueke the complete opposite; a stable and healthy environment in which to grow and develop. When making signings it’s not all about what the player can offer the club but also what the club can offer to the player. Madueke offers strength in depth, a young player with desire to improve and pace and agility whilst Arsenal can offer him the platform to perform regularly and a manager who sees his full potential and will aid his development as opposed to signing five players in his position every six months.

Whilst Madueke was not my first choice personally, I can see his qualities and how he might improve us. I am intrigued to see how he fares in Arsenal colours.

As for the price tag of £52 million, well that’s just the going rate for decent forwards these days. Anthony Elanga has just gone from Nottingham Forest to Newcastle for a similar fee and his stats are similar to that of Madueke. And let’s not forget Madueke is an England international which carries its own added premium to the transfer fee so there is that to take into consideration.

But whatever your stance on the signing of Madueke, he is one of the Arsenal family now so it’s imperative we all get behind him regardless of our opinions.

We saw something similar when we signed Havertz and he went onto become a fan favourite so let’s all get behind Madueke in similar fashion and show him he made the right decision.

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