Arsenal and and Chelsea are among the clubs eyeing a bargain move for Leicester City star N’Golo Kanté after learning that the combative midfielder has a £20 million buy-out clause in his current contract, according to the Daily Mail .
The newly-crowned French international has been a revelation at the King Power Stadium since joining from French Ligue 1 side Caen last summer.
Kanté has been a huge factor in Leicester’s big lead at the top of the Premier League table this season, so much so CSAR would go as far as saying he should be awarded the PFA Player of the Season for 2015-16.
His tireless displays in the middle of the park have seen him named as one of the six shortlisted players.
As a result, the Daily Mail is now reporting that the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea are showing a keen interest in signing the 25-year-old this summer, but also face stiff competition from the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur.
The interested parties have all been given a major boost ahead of the summer transfer window as the newspaper reports that N’Golo Kanté will be available for a bargain £20 million due to a buy-out clause that was inserted into his deal when he joined the Foxes less than a year ago.
With UEFA Champions League football secured for next season, Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri will no doubt be desperate to keep hold of his star so it will be interesting to see if the midfielder can be persuaded to stay with the surprise league leaders after this season.
However, the Italian manager has already
accepted that it will be a difficult task for his side to keep hold of their told talent this season. Ranieri is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying:
“I think he [Kanté] should rest [stay] here, he’s working very well.
“But if big teams arrive that will give us a lot of money, maybe we can think about it, if he’s not happy here and wants to go.
“I don’t want sad people here – I want my
players to be happy.”
The player himself has done little to play down the idea of him leaving Leicester City this summer, welcoming interest from other clubs and is quoted as saying he will consider his future at the end of the season:
“I will fight for Leicester this season and next season we never know and we will see.
“At this moment I am focused on Leicester. We have to finish well this season but I don’t mind about [being linked to] the other clubs.”
We shall have to wait and see how this one develops but if the newspaper’s claim is true that Kanté has a £20 million buy-out clause then it would be something you have to believe the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain would all seriously consider in the coming weeks or months before the new season.
Kanté has been one of the leaders in both the tackling and interception categories in the Premier League this season, adding significant energy to the centre of Leicester’s midfield, as well as bringing the ball forward down the middle and both wings, and always looking to make a forward pass.
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