France midfielder N’Golo Kante joined Chelsea from Premier League champions Leicester for a reported £32million, on this present day in 2016.
Kante’s solely season with the Foxes, following his arrival from Caen the earlier summer time, noticed him play a pivotal function of their title-winning marketing campaign.
He was supplied a bumper new contract on the King Energy Stadium however opted to depart for Chelsea.
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“Regardless of the provide of a substantially-improved, long-term contract, it grew to become obvious that N’Golo’s want was to hitch Chelsea,” stated a Leicester assertion.
Kante cited the chance to work underneath then-Blues boss Antonio Conte as a serious cause for shifting to Stamford Bridge.
“I’m so comfortable to have signed for one of many greatest golf equipment in Europe. It’s adream come true for me,” he stated.
“The chance to work with an excellent coach and among the finest gamers on this planet was just too good to show down.”
Chelsea gained the Premier League throughout Kante’s first season in London because the now 32-year-old grew to become the primary participant since Eric Cantona in 1993 to win back-to-back top-flight titles in England with two golf equipment.
Kante additionally gained the FA Cup, Europa League and Champions League earlier than leaving Stamford Bridge this summer time for Saudi Professional League facet Al-Ittihad.
