Chelsea have completed the signing of Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund in a move that could lead to the acceleration of Noni Madueke’s potential exit to Arsenal.

Latest Premier League transfer news as Arsenal reportedly reach a personal agreement with Chelsea winger Noni Madueke

With the arrivals of João Pedro and Jamie Gittens this week, not to mention UEFA fines revealing Chelsea’s increasingly immediate need to balance our books, the exit rumors surrounding Noni Madueke have only grown in volume and plausibility.

UEFA have dished out hefty fines to Chelsea, Aston Villa and Barcelona, for breaches of financial sustainability requirements. There are also suspended fines, with Chelsea facing a punishment of up to £52m if they fail to meet the criteria in future. pic.twitter.com/H6IwBmbeHH

Uefa's governing body announced an initial fine of 31m euros (£26.7m) and Chelsea could be fined a further 60m euros (£51.2m) over the next four years should they continue to not fulfil the financial controls enforced by European football's governing body.

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup was expanded in part to create matchups exactly like Friday's quarterfinal between English power Chelsea and one of Brazil's biggest clubs, Palmeiras.

Give and go with Malo Gusto and then his ball into the box is poor. Estevao Willian, 18, is looking very bright early on. The winger is set to join Chelsea if and when Palmeiras are knocked out. That could well be tonight but he looks like he is out to give his boyhood club one last superstar display.

Chelsea marched on to the semifinals of the Club World Cup, surviving a spirited effort from Brazilian side Palmeiras to run out 2-1 winners. An early strike from Cole Palmer and a late own goal from Agustin Giay — where goalkeeper Weverton was the primary culprit — made the difference at Lincoln Financial Field in an entertaining game where Chelsea were good value for the win.