{"id":16116,"date":"2025-07-24T22:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T02:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/i-didnt-like-it-declan-rice-hits-with-arsenal-fans-reaction-to-noni-madue-transfer\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T02:08:32","slug":"i-didnt-like-it-declan-rice-hits-with-arsenal-fans-reaction-to-noni-madue-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/i-didnt-like-it-declan-rice-hits-with-arsenal-fans-reaction-to-noni-madue-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I didn&#8217;t like it&#8221; &#8211; Declan Rice hits with Arsenal fan&#8217;s reaction to Noni Madue Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/i-didnt-like-it-declan-rice-hits-with-arsenal-fans-reaction-to-noni-madue-transfer\/#Declan_Rice_on_the_Noni_Maduke_Arsenal_controversy\" >Declan Rice on the Noni Maduke Arsenal controversy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/i-didnt-like-it-declan-rice-hits-with-arsenal-fans-reaction-to-noni-madue-transfer\/#Maduce_the_latest_player_to_travel_from_Chelsea_to_Arsenal\" >Maduce, the latest player to travel from Chelsea to Arsenal<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Declan Rice and Noni Maduke (Photo: Shaun Botterll, Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice admits he doesn&#8217;t like the noise around Noni Maduce&#8217;s transfer to gunners from Chelsea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>England International recently completed its switch from Stamford Bridge to Emirates Stadium, but there was Gooner who didn&#8217;t respond well to the deal.<\/p>\n<p>There have been viral anti-Madueke petitions, especially online, but some graffiti have appeared near Arsenal&#8217;s stadium, demanding that Mikel Arteta be fired at about the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Rice didn&#8217;t seem to have thought of that much, as he is now diving into the defense of his new teammate.<\/p>\n<p>Rice and Madueke know each other from British obligations. It&#8217;s clear that the Arsenal rookie is already sponsoring someone and ready to fight his corner.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Declan_Rice_on_the_Noni_Maduke_Arsenal_controversy\"><\/span>Declan Rice on the Noni Maduke Arsenal controversy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Declan Rice in action against Noni Maduke (photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;There was clearly a lot of talk about his signature. If I&#8217;m being honest, I didn&#8217;t like it,&#8221; Rice told Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I know how driven he is. I spoke to him. You&#8217;ll see what he&#8217;s doing this season. As a footballer or a player who played with him, we know the quality he has.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rice also supported Madueke to prove people wrong, causing some surprises in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is very motivated and he is proven, he wants to prove and show everyone what he can do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When he signed, he had 10 or 11 people with him &#8211; it&#8217;s excitement, that&#8217;s good. He&#8217;s hungry and he wants to play for Arsenal. Those are the type of players we want. I think he&#8217;ll shock a lot of people.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maduce_the_latest_player_to_travel_from_Chelsea_to_Arsenal\"><\/span>Maduce, the latest player to travel from Chelsea to Arsenal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Part of the controversy over the Madueke deal may have been the fact that Arsenal has signed many Chelsea flops in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Kai Havertz and Jorginho both did very well, but they divided their opinions, but David Luiz, Willian and Raheem Sterling were really poor during North London.<\/p>\n<p>Back further, most Arsenal fans probably don&#8217;t have very positive memories like Petr Cech, William Gallas, Lassana Diarra and more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Declan Rice and Noni Maduke (Photo: Shaun Botterll, Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images) Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice admits he doesn&#8217;t like the noise around Noni Maduce&#8217;s transfer to gunners from Chelsea. England International recently completed its switch from Stamford Bridge to Emirates Stadium, but there was Gooner who didn&#8217;t respond well to the deal. 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