Cole Palmer sends four-word message to Noni Madueke after completing Arsenal transfer from Chelsea

Noni Madueke has completed his move to Arsenal and the winger was quick to pen a heartfelt message to Chelsea on Instagram, with Cole Palmer responding

Cole Palmer sent his best wishes to Noni Madueke after he completed his move to Arsenal on Friday night. The England international has joined the Gunners in a £52m deal.

The 23-year-old joins Mikel Arteta’s side on a five-year deal after they agreed to pay £48m – with a further £4m in add-ons if certain conditions are met.

Shortly before his departure from Stamford Bridge was confirmed, Madueke took to Instagram to pen a heartfelt message to his former club. He stated: “Dear Chelsea Football Club. I want to thank you for the last three or so years.

“To every staff member who helped me along this journey, thank you. To my teammates thank you for everything, I leave with only love and admiration for you guys. We achieved so much this season and I honestly wish you guys nothing but the best.

“To Enzo Maresca, it was a privilege to play under you, thank you for trying to better me as a player and as a person. Lastly thank you to every single Chelsea fan. Thank you for the love, the praise and also the criticism, I appreciate it all. I leave here with nothing but fond memories.”

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Quick to respond was England team-mate Palmer – fresh from his starring role at the FIFA Club World Cup – who simply replied: “Good luck my boy.”

Palmer was quick off the mark to reply to the heartfelt post, simply stating: “Good luck my boy.”.

Arsenal boss Arteta expressed his delight over Madueke’s transfer, saying: “We’re all so happy to welcome Noni Madueke to the team. Noni is an exciting and powerful young player, with his performances and numbers in recent seasons being of consistently high quality.

“He is one of the most talented wide forward players in the Premier League. At just 23, Noni already brings experience of club and international football, and he knows the Premier League very well.”

“Having seen the quality of Noni’s performances up close in recent seasons, we’re really excited he is joining us. Noni joins our group with familiar England teammates and other players he knows.”

Arteta also assured that Madueke will be integrated smoothly into the squad: “He will be made to feel at home straight away.

“His arrival will really improve our squad – we’re all thrilled to have him here.”

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