After an impressive showing in Leicester’s 2015/16 title winning campaign, midfielder N’Golo Kante is on the brink of a move to Chelsea FC.
As reported earlier, Premier League giants Chelsea have emerged as favourites to sign French midfielder N’Golo Kante from Leicester City. A fee reported to be worth £29 million has been agreed between the two parties. Kante would undoubtedly, solidify the Blues midfield, and give Antonio Conte just the kind of player he has been looking for.
The Chelsea faithful rejoiced on Twitter over the possibility of Kante moving to the Stamford Bridge:
N’Golo Kante!!!! I serve a True God Wate!!! Up you Blues!!!! @chelseafc well done wai
— F.O.N.T.O.R.R.E.S (@Fontana444) July 13, 2016
@EricoDrogba Kante wants to play for Chelsea. That’s not a problem
— G (@HICCUP_o) July 13, 2016
Couldn’t rate Kante higher if I tried, fucking love watching him play
— tiernan (@McEnroeTiernan) July 13, 2016
Reports that Chelsea have agreed a £35m fee with Leicester for Kante pic.twitter.com/XJRPmnDod8
— AccaTracker App (@AccaTrackerTM) July 13, 2016
Kante is conventional and he’s still good at it. Verrati is modern.
— bamideleisaac (@xtrimlysoccer) July 13, 2016
@afcjonathan Sturggle to create as much as the should be, and like you said will struggle to break teams down, Kante is a workhorse, Matic >
— Chris (@Gooner_DB) July 13, 2016
Knew Chelsea would go for Kante, Conte loves that sort of player, perfect match tbf.
— KC (@Gooner_Kiran) July 13, 2016
Is signing #Kante imperative for a #Chelsea return to glory? He certainly would be a piece of the puzzle at midfield to fill some questions.
— Steve (@Bettszee) July 13, 2016
If we don’t sign Kante now I’m supporting Stoke again
— Jamesss (@Jamesopher_) July 13, 2016
Holy shit we’re going to get N’Golo Kante after all. Hahaha yass #CFC
— Griezmann (@mac9776) July 13, 2016
@ChelseaFC so pumped on the season starting with Antonio Conte running the show. Picked up N’golo Kante & Michy Batshuayi.
— ◹◭Nadler◮◸ (@Biptar) July 13, 2016
Kante for €30 million is a bargain in todays market
— #1RENTBOY (@RabonaHazard) July 13, 2016
While there were few who compared him to Blues legend Claudio Makelele:
Really hope we sign Kante, absolute warrior. Reminds me of Makélélé
— Billy Dunstall (@Billy_Dunstall) July 13, 2016
“The Kante Role” @ChelseaFC
— losriley (@losriley) July 13, 2016
Chelsea are very close to signing resurrected Makelele in the body of a man called N’golo Kante for £27M.
Decent business!!!— Kamal Silva (@iKamalSilva) July 13, 2016
Kante is Makelele incarnated! Brilliant player ??⚽️
— Ashleymadblue (@ralpha060461) July 13, 2016
If CFC Secure The Services Of
Kante, Then They Have Succeeded In
Getting A Higher Version Of Makelele
With V12 Engine. #CFC— JULY 20TH (@GENTULIUSJULIUS) July 13, 2016
If these reports are true regarding Kante then we’ve finally replaced Makelele at last. I know their both different players but very close
— Tog1989 (@tog1989) July 13, 2016
Makélélé didn’t join us until he was 30, Kanté is 25 not even the finished article yet and easily attainable for <£30M.
— ParkedTheBus (@ParkedTheBus) July 12, 2016