Mercato: Kante on his way to Saudi Arabia with Benzema

€100 million over two years. This is the insane salary that awaits N'Golo Kanté in Saudi Arabia. Figures that turned the head of the international midfielder tricolor (53 caps, 2 goals) of 32 years, at the end of his contract at Chelsea. According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Kante is close to joining Al-Ittihad, the Saudi club that has just signed Karim Benzema. There are apparently only a few details left to settle, as emissaries of the reigning Saudi Arabian champion club were in London on Tuesday to close the file and strike a big blow.

Benzema and Kante have played seven matches together for the France team, including the four at Euro 2020 (which took place in 2021). They will soon play many more...

European champions with the Blues

After wearing the colours of Boulogne-sur-Mer and Caen, N'Golo Kanté crossed the Channel in 2015 to join Leicester City. With the Foxes, he won one of the most unlikely titles in Premier League history and caught the eye of Chelsea's scouts in 2016. The native of Paris will have spent seven years with the Blues, winning the Champions League under Thomas Tuchel in 2021. Regularly hampered by injuries in recent months, the 2018 world champion, who withdrew from Qatar last winter, leaves Stamford Bridge after playing 269 matches with the London club (13 goals, 16 assists).