Noni Madueke could soon be choosing what shirt number he wants at Chelsea as Todd Boehly closes in on a deal for the PSV Eindhoven star. The 20-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this month, with Graham Potter keen to further bolster the Blues' frontline.
The west Londoners are in advanced talks with the Dutch giants over a deal for Madueke worth around £35million, football.london understands. The England youth international, who left Tottenham in 2018 to sign for PSV, has featured nine times for Ruud van Nistelrooy's side this season, directly contributing towards two goals.
Despite an injury-ridden campaign, his impressive displays have courted the attention of Europe's biggest clubs with his stock continuing to rise. Chelsea opened talks to sign Madueke last week and PSV were adamant that they would not want to sell their star-man after having already sold Cody Gakpo to Liverpool.
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But, after talks intensified on Thursday afternoon, a deal is close to being struck. football.london understands that new technical director Christopher Vivell has been a driving force behind the move after trying to sign Madueke during his spell at RB Leipzig.
So, with that being said, football.london has taken a closer look at what shirt numbers - 1 to 30 - could be available to the Englishman at Chelsea.
1-10
Numbers two and three are available for Madueke, though it's unlikely as a forward that he'll pick either of those. The winger wears the No.10 at PSV - a number which is currently taken by Christian Pulisic.
Madueke has also worn the No.7 on a number of occasions at youth level. This number is also taken, this time by N'Golo Kante.
11-20
No numbers between 11 and 20 are available to Madueke. He's previously worn 15 and 17 in his career, which are taken by new signing Mykhailo Mudryk and Raheem Sterling respectively.
21-30
There is only one number between 21 and 30 available to Madueke. The famous 25, previously worn by Gianluca Zola. This has never been used since the Italian left in 2003.
Madueke has worn the 20 and 23 numerous times in his career, donning the latter before he was awarded the 10 at PSV. His first senior number was 56, which happens to be taken my Omari Hutchinson.
Denis Zakaria and Conor Gallagher wear the 20 and 23, respectively, at Chelsea. The latter has been heavily linked with an exit recently, though it's unlikely that the Blues will allow the midfielder to leave in January.
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