Transfer news: Brentford to sign Henderson; Gibbs-White,  Arsenal Signed  Noni Madueke ,Liverpool Agreed  Alexander Isak deal latest

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New: Jordan Henderson set to sign for Brentford on two-year contract

New: Palace sign Ajax defender Sosa

Tottenham complete £55m signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham

Spurs also have a medical set for Friday for Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White before completing a £60m move

Also: Arsenal close to agreeing a £50m deal to sign Chelsea winger Noni Madueke

And Sunderland complete an initial £21m deal to sign Simon Adingra from Brighton

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Written by Craig Nelson, Jonty Colman & Tyrese King.

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There is a fresh development on Morgan Gibbs-White’s proposed move to Tottenham, which you can read here.

We will be back on Monday morning to do this all over again.

Chelsea need to make player sales in order to comply with Uefa’s rules on player trading.

Last week, the Blues were fined by Uefa due to a breach of Uefa’s financial rules but have recently made big-money moves to sign Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens from Brighton and Borussia Dortmund respectively.

In terms of wingers, Chelsea have Pedro Neto, Gittens and teenager Estevao at their disposal, while Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Christopher Nkunku could all play out wide. Tyrique George is also coming through the Blues’ academy and has been regularly used by Enzo Maresca in recent season.

The money Arsenal are offering to purchase Madueke for makes it a financially good option for Chelsea to sell given the competition out wide now with the signings Chelsea have made, plus the players returning to the club from loan spells.

Where could Madueke play for Arsenal

Madueke has made the vast majority of his appearances for the Blues on the right, with 88% of his Premier League minutes coming on that flank since joining in January 2023.

His signing would, therefore, ease the burden Bukayo Saka, who has perhaps been overworked in recent seasons. Saka started 108 of 114 league matches from 2021-22 to 23-24 but missed three months of the most recent campaign with a hamstring injury. Like Saka, when Madueke features on the right wing he looks to cut inside and shoot with his favoured left foot.

Madueke actually ended last season playing on the left for Chelsea, with head coach Enzo Maresca altering his approach during the run-in.

The former PSV Eindhoven man started four of the Blues’ final five Premier League matches on that flank, plus the Conference League final. He also began on the left in England’s win against Andorra in June, when he was one of the Three Lions’ better performers, setting up Harry Kane’s winner.

So in addition to cover for Saka on the right, Madueke could provide competition for both Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard on the opposite wing, where he would offer a slightly more direct threat.

In the most recent Premier League season, Madueke attempted more shots and dribbles per 90 minutes than both Martinelli and Trossard and carried the ball significantly further.

A graphic comparing Noni Madueke’s performances down the left wing to Arsenal’s two wingers

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published at 14:46 British Summer Time

14:46 BST

Craig Nelson

BBC Sport reporter

Before Nottingham Forest’s second signing of the summer, we were talking about Noni Madueke and the latest on his potential move to Arsenal.

According to reports, the England winger has been given permission to leave Chelsea’s camp at the Club World Cup in the United States and return to the UK to undergo a medical with the Gunners.

Questions have been asked about what Madueke’s role would be in the Arsenal side.

Let’s assess what his playing stats suggest…