CHELSEA forward Noni Madueke has brilliantly offered fans a signed shirt in return for a higher EA FC 24 rating.
The English winger, 21, has been handed a 77 overall rating in the new game – which has re-branded after the creators parted ways with Fifa.
That is a way off the Blues’ top-rated star Christopher Nkunku – who has been given an 86 – as well as Reece James [84], Thiago Silva [84], Enzo Fernandez [83] and Raheem Sterling [83].
He is even two points adrift of other peripheral players such as Marc Cucurella and Welsey Fofana.
And the England U21 did not take kindly to his rating when it was revealed to him – with no change from his 2022 score.
Madueke, who has contributed one goal in three games so far this season, found out in a Chelsea video alongside Nicolas Jackson and Lesley Ugochukwu.
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His two team-mates had predicted him to get a rating of 78, so there was a sense of disappointment when the number 77 was read out.
And Madueke reacted by hilariously saying: “Mans not playing this game bro.”
He then later quoted a tweet referencing his comment and added: “EA? Come on bro. Same rating 🤣.
“Reply to this giving me a good overall upgrade & someone can have a signed shirt 🤝.
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“Need to hear your ratings…”
The brilliant tweet was received positively by the Chelsea faithful as they showered Madueke with compliments.
One said: “Noni Madueke is quickly becoming one of my favourite players at the club, I think he’s top 3 most likeable at the moment for me, what a guy.”
Another added: “Bro I’m sorry but you’re 99 in my books.”
A third replied: “83 MINIMUM, brother, and I’m being dead serious.. Pace and dribbling should both be 90+, EASILY.”
And a fourth responded: “Next year it will be even better than this anyway. Keep the faith 🙏.”
Jackson was handed a rating of 78 – an eight-point improvement on 12 months ago.
And Ugochuku received a five-point boost on last year as he went from 68 to 73.
Chelsea return from the international break with a trip to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
