With the World Cup approaching, N’Golo Kanté has not yet returned to competitions, he who has been suffering from muscle problems for months and has not played since August 14 and since the derby against Tottenham. But in the last few hours it is above all his contractual situation that has been talked about in the press.
At the end of his contract with Chelsea next June, the 31-year-old French international began negotiations with the former Blues leadership a year ago to extend his contract for three years, with an extra year as an option. But on September 13, The Athletic explained that Chelsea’s new American bosses only offered Kanté a two-year contract, plus an optional third year. An offer that would not be suitable for the player as he is.
Kanté would like to stay in London
In today’s edition, The group confirms that the disagreement between Chelsea and Kanté concerns this famous contract length. According to the French sports daily, discussions between the parties continue and nothing has yet been finalized. “The environment will still give itself time to determine its future“adds L’Equipe, specifying that Kanté is happy in England, but “However, he does not refrain from discovering another context in the coming months”.
Thursday, FootMercato he assured for his part that the trend was precisely that of a separation at the end of the season between Kanté and Chelsea. And according to FM, the French midfielder would like to stay in London where Arsenal and Tottenham seem on paper the only two credible goals for him (L’Equipe also explains that Kanté has maintained a bond with Antonio Conte, the current Spurs coach who passed the Chelsea).
And what about PSG in all of this? Often associated with Kanté in the past, the Parisian club doesn’t care about the player according to FM. However, nothing says that the new Parisian sports management, which last summer successfully bet on Vitinha, is interested in Kanté.
