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Noni Madueke: I come from a Chelsea house

Chelsea winger Noni Madueke says he has Blues in his family.

The former Tottenham youth teamer moved from PSV Eindhoven to Chelsea in January.

He told the club's website: "I've got two Chelsea fans in my family.

"My little sister – her middle name's Chelsea – and my brother, so it's a Chelsea house. There's three Chelsea fans now, because of me as well!

"I knew I wanted to be a footballer when I was six or seven. I think it just came from being a kid and falling in love with the game of football, and then recognising that you're actually good at it. As soon as I found out that it could be a job I was like 'Bob's you're uncle, that's me'.

"I got scouted playing for my local team. It was in a tournament and I didn't even play that well, to be fair. But the scout said I was extremely agile, had really good balance, was quick with an eye for goal. That was the first bit of feedback I ever got from a scout. I went to Crystal Palace and did a trial for a week or two and that was it. I got signed and that was the start of my journey."

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