Chelsea have tested PSV Eindhoven‘s resolve to keep winger Noni Madueke by making a €30 million offer to sign him, sources have told ESPN.
The Blues made an enquiry for Madueke earlier this week and were told PSV had no interest in letting the 20-year-old leave, but that has not prevented Chelsea tabling a formal bid.
The England Under-21 international was formerly a youth team player at Tottenham and Chelsea head coach Graham Potter is said to have tracked him for some time.
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PSV coach Ruud van Nistelrooy does not want to lose Madueke, after allowing Cody Gakpo to join Liverpool for €37m, but admitted there was a possibility he could depart as negotiations continue.
“I know of the interest in Noni,” he said this week. “I’d rather not have that, but it’s not something I decide. The fact that there’s a lot of interest in him is of course due to his quality and his performances. But I do find it worrying. Because we’ve to see if we’re able to keep him, I hope so very much.
“We will certainly do everything we can [to keep him.] But you also know that things can change real quick if the interest heats up. As a club, you’ve got to be ready and have replacements lined up because if he leaves it would mean that we lose another player this winter.
