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.

Jamie Gittens has revealed that two of his new Chelsea teammates were pestering him about completing his move from Borussia Dortmund. The Englishman’s move to Stamford Bridge was finally confirmed on Saturday after Chelsea agreed a £48.5million deal with the Bundesliga club.

Dortmund improved considerably as a collective following the appointment of Niko Kovač, who adopted a system that reduced the need for a touchline winger of Gittens’ ilk. Width was instead supplied from wing-backs, while speedster Karim Adeyemi performed a more prominent role in Kovač’s attack.