Sky reporter: Arsenal wants to sign Maduaike and take action, Chelsea needs to sell people to balance finances

According to Sky Sports News chief reporter Kavi Solchkoll, Chelsea needs to balance the accounts and Maduaike may join Arsenal.

The reporter said: We have been saying over the past few weeks that there are questions about Maduaike's future at Chelsea, and we also mentioned that Arsenal is very interested in him. Arsenal has now taken action and hopes to sign him. The situation in Maduaike is a bit complicated. He has been doing well since moving to Chelsea from Eindhoven for £29 million two and a half years ago. But Chelsea are known to have spent a lot of money this summer transfer window and they need to balance the accounts.

Last week, Chelsea reached an agreement with UEFA that would require ensuring that transfer spending this season is balanced by selling players this summer if they want to register new players for next season's Champions League. So, while they signed players like Drapp and Pedro, some players had to be sold.

When a club like Arsenal calls to ask about Maduaike, I think Chelsea’s attitude is: the players are not officially listed for sale, but if you are willing to make a offer, we will evaluate them based on their value. I feel like Maduaike is likely to be a member of Arsenal this summer. The timing is not ideal for Chelsea, as they just won the semi-finals of the Club World Cup and are preparing for a final against Paris Saint-Germain or Real Madrid on Sunday. To be fair, Maduaike was not affected by these transfer rumors.

As Maresca pointed out in the United States, despite many speculations about his future, he still performed well for Chelsea when he was called. He came off the bench against Fruminense on Tuesday and made a great appearance in the quarterfinals against Palmeiras. So despite all the reports, he remains focused, I think his days at Chelsea may not be much because the team needs to balance the accounts.