Seven years. At the end of the current season, it will be 7 years since N’Golo Kanté settled down at Chelsea. For the best, with an English league title, an FA Cup, a Champions League and a Europa League added to his list, and the worst, if we can say so, with an endless series of injuries for a few months . Indeed, the French midfielder has only appeared twice this season and has not played since August 14, due to a right thigh injury.
And casually, over the previous three seasons, he often experienced physical glitches that cut him off and reduced his playing time. This argument of physical fragility is now used by Chelsea leaders to justify the possible end of the story. Indeed, according to our information, we are indeed heading towards a separation at the end of the season, Kanté then being free of any contract. For Chelsea, this represents a saving on the wage bill, since it came in at almost €10 million per season.
A boon for many European clubs?
If Chelsea is choosy, other European clubs obviously want to jump on such an opportunity. Elected best midfielder in 2021 by UEFA following the success of the Blues in the Champions League, the Frenchman keeps a very good rating on the market. But now, he is not willing to go anywhere, quite the contrary.
According to our information, he even wants to stay in London, where he feels good. Therefore, the choices appear more limited. Arsenal and Tottenham are therefore two possible options, since they are the London clubs with the most ambition on the national and European scene. PSG is not in Kanté’s plans despite the previously reported interest of the capital club, which has already tried several times to convince the French world champion.