Weighed down by injuries and already out for the next World Cup, scheduled in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, N’Golo Kanté is going through a delicate period in his career. Under contract with Chelsea until June 2023, the Blues midfielder (53 caps, 2 goals) is nonetheless a benchmark for his position and the Blues are well aware of this. Lately, The Evening Standard even claimed that London leaders had started discussions with representatives of the tricolor world champion. Yes but now, the two parties are still very far from an agreement and the competition is already very present. Enough to maintain the idea that after six years with the Blues, the former Leicester player has never been so close to leaving.
With this in mind, the London board is considering its succession and several names have already been ticked. In addition to Bruno Guimaraes and Declan Rice, Edson Alvarez is also targeted by the English team, currently fifth in the Premier League. For his part, the former Caennais, with two small tenures since the start of the season, is spoiled for choice. Courted for several weeks by Paris Saint-Germain, the native of Rueil-Malmaison also remains a priority target for FC Barcelona. As indicated by ReportN’Golo Kanté is today the favorite to succeed Sergio Busquets in the Catalan midfield.
N’Golo Kanté, worthy heir to Sergio Busquets
Whether as a box-to-box or in a pivotal role, the tricolor international would bring all his experience alongside the two Barcelona cracks Gavi and Pedri. In full reconstruction since the arrival of Xavi at the head of the team last year, the Blaugranas are working to renew their workforce. If Gérard Piqué has already been relegated to the background and Alejandro Baldé seems today to be the best option to replace Jordi Alba, the essential Sergio Busquets does not (yet) have a successor announced for him. of sentry.
Therefore, if the Catalan board continues to closely follow Ruben Neves from Wolverhampton or … Edson Alvarez, Mexican midfielder from Ajax, the name of N’Golo Kanté is favored by the Barcelona management. Very largely hampered by injuries in recent months, the 31-year-old midfielder will thus be free to sign a pre-contract where he wishes from next January. A true reference to his position, Kanté could, moreover, choose to continue the adventure on the side of Stamford Bridge. One thing is certain, if the negotiations block, Barça is well and truly determined to achieve a golden coup. For this, it will be necessary to get rid of the competition.
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? Y el favorito de la dirección deportiva y del cuerpo técnico del club es N’Golo Kanté.@albert_roge ? @tjuanmarti
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—Relevo (@relevo) October 28, 2022
