N’Golo Kante is officially in Al-Ittihad

Al-Ittihad have officially announced the signing of N’Golo Kante, whose contract with Chelsea will expire at the end of this month.

Rumors that Kante would be transferred to Saudi Arabia had been on the agenda for some time and the club finally officially announced the transfer through a series of social media posts. The French midfielder has been praised as the best box-to-box player in the world.

This transfer marks the official end of Kante’s tenure at Chelsea, where he joined from Leicester City in 2016.

Kante will play alongside Karim Benzema, French like him, in the Saudi national team. Benzema is among the best players participating in the Saudi Pro League, including Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for rival team Al-Nassr.

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Kante, who won the 2018 World Cup with France, won the Premier League title with Leicester and Chelsea. He, too, lifted the Champions League trophy with Chelsea in 2021.

In a statement confirming the transfer of the Saudi champions, “Club Ittihad wishes Kante every success in achieving the club’s goals and meeting the expectations of all fans and supporters of the club during his time with the equipment”. statements were included.

The club will participate in the FIFA Club World Cup later in the year and aims to defend its titles as international interest in Saudi Arabia’s top soccer league increases.

Kante is not the only star who could potentially transfer from the Premier League to Al-Ittihad.

Mail Sport have previously written that the club are interested in signing Heung-Min Son from Tottenham for £51m. However, Tottenham is said to be reluctant to accept this move.