Arsenal and Tottenham may fancy N’Golo Kante with the Chelsea midfielder hoping to secure a move to another London club in 2023.
Kante, 31, has been one of the finest midfielders of his generation.
The Frenchman enjoyed a remarkable rise from relative nobody with Boulogne and Caen to superstar with Leicester City and Chelsea.
Diminutive and able to cover every blade of grass, Kante has now won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the Europa League and the World Cup.
Kante has achieved everything there is to achieve but injuries have been mounting and a Chelsea exit may now be on the cards.
Arsenal and Tottenham may fancy N’Golo Kante
Kante is out of contract at the end of the season with Chelsea possibly willing to let him go to shed his £190,000-a-week wages from the bill.
Foot Mercato now claim that Kante wants to stay in London – whether that’s with Chelsea or another club.
We can’t exactly see Brentford, Crystal Palace, Fulham or West Ham United making a move.
Foot Mercato note that Arsenal and Tottenham are two very real options for Kane, more so than Paris Saint-Germain.
Arsenal were linked with Kante over the summer with the Daily Star claiming that the Gunners were keeping tabs on his situation.
Kante’s injury problems just feel too similar to Thomas Partey’s though, meaning a deal with Arsenal just doesn’t seem likely.
Tottenham on the other hand, that move does make some sense.
Kante was signed by Chelsea under Antonio Conte and they won the Premier League title together.
Conte called Kante one of the best players he has ever coached and the Tottenham boss would surely fancy a reunion.
Kante would offer competition for the likes of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma whilst bringing a winning mentality – something Conte has been trying to add with the signing of Ivan Perisic.
It still seems a little unlikely that Kante will walk away and join one of Chelsea’s rivals, but his contract situation means clubs may be sniffing around with intent.
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