France international N’Golo Kante has accepted personal terms to pen a deal with Al Ittihad on a free transfer.
The Chelsea midfielder exits Stamford Bridge after the expiration of his deal at the end of June.
Following his lengthy years at West London filled with success, although it has tailed off in recent seasons, the 32-year-old has decided it’s time to exit England.
The former Leicester City midfielder will put pen-to-paper on a two year deal with an option for an additional season with the Saudi club.
N’Golo Kante, who joined The Blues in July 2016 from the King Power Stadium for £30 million has achieved almost all a player could have on their bucket list.
There are absolutely not many major club honors that the Frenchman hasn’t won both at International and club level.
He was monstrous for Chelsea as he was at the centre of all the successes achieved at the club in the last seven years.
Until injuries started to beckon, his position in the starting eleven of the club was cast in stone.
A man who was an instrumental figure in the miraculous 2015/16 Premier League winning squad for Leicester City has accomplished all and it’s time to earn the massive bucks in the middle east.
Joining the Foxes for a meager £5.6 million from Caen in 2015, N’Golo Kante is set to earn a staggering €100 million salary every season.
That amount is understood to include image rights, commercial deals and also “creative” portfolio.
N’Golo Kante has completed a medical in London
The 32-year-old has completed a medical in London and has accepted personal terms to join the Jeddah based club.
Kante is the latest high-profile signing to join the Saudi Pro League as the gulf country is launching a major recruitment push across Europe.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner joins fellow compatriot Karim Benzema at Al Ittihad.
The essential part of his contract with the Saudi side had been signed, however, there is still some final documents that needs to be finalized before he would be announced to the club’s expectant fans.
Al Ittihad pipped Al Nassr to the Saudi Pro League crown after Cristiano Ronaldo’s side lost their grip at the summit of the league.
The People’s Club have won the top-flight title on three occasions in the 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2022/23 seasons.
N’Golo Kante and Karim Benzema would be tasked with winning the Pro League title in back-to-back fashion.
They won the league title with 72 points, 5 points ahead of 2nd place Al Nassr who ended the season with 67 points.
The Saudi Pro League is set to get even hotter as there are several big names who have also been linked with the league.
Despite missing out on Lionel Messi, the likes of Sergio Busquets, Paul Pogba, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Wilfred Zaha and Hugo Lloris might be on their way to the gulf country.
It was confirmed on Wednesday that Messi has joined Inter Miami instead of moving to Al Hilal on a lucrative deal after the expiration of his deal with Paris Saint Germain.
