Arsenal have made contact with Chelsea over the potential signing of winger Noni Madueke.
The Gunners were reported to have agreed personal terms with the England international over a five-year contract over the weekend.
Arsenal have now contacted Chelsea ahead of attempting to agree a fee for the 23-year-old.
Madueke, 23, was a first-team regular at Chelsea under Enzo Maresca last season.
He featured in 32 of Chelsea’s 38 Premier League games – starting in 27 of them – and provided seven goals and three assists.
Mail Sport reported on Tuesday that a winger has been targeted by Arsenal this summer, with Madueke high on their list.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca had appeared open to Madueke potentially leaving the club when questioned about his future at the Club World Cup on the weekend.
‘Noni has been very important for us. But my message to the players and to the club is that I want just players that are happy to be with us,’ Maresca said.
‘The ones that are not happy, they are free to go. Noni has been very good during the season’.
Should Arsenal sign Madueke it would by the second player to join the Gunners this summer from Chelsea, after goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga’s £5m move.
Arsenal have also signed Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad in a £60m move.
The Gunners are expected to announced the £12million signing of Brentford captain Christian Norgaard in the coming days.
Mikel Arteta’s side are also in talks with Sporting Lisbon over a deal worth around £70m for forward Viktor Gyokeres.
