REAL MADRID have jumped to the front of the queue to sign Chelsea’s unwanted midfielder N’Golo Kante.
Blues boss Frank Lampard has decided the £29million Leicester recruit is surplus to requirements, according to reports.
N’Golo Kante could quit Chelsea to join Real MadridCredit: Reuters
And Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane has targeted his countryman as he builds a new era at the Bernabeu.
Chelsea snapped up Kante, 29, after Leicester’s stunning Premier League triumph in 2016.
But he struggled last season when then boss Maurizio Sarri opted to play him in a more offensive role than the anchor he had previously excelled in – and even dropped him.
He also also been hit by injuries this season, restricting him to 18 Premier League appearances.
And with Lamps armed with the likes of Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Mason Mount, Ross Barkley, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and new teenage sensation Billy Gilmour he has plenty of midfield options.
According to reports in Spain, Zidane wants Kante as a straight replacement for Brazilian Casimero.
Paris Saint-Germain are also in the hunt for World Cup winner Kante.
Kante’s departure is one of wholesale changes at Stamford Bridge this summer.
Willian is out of contract and could join his old boss Jose Mourinho at Spurs.
Striker Olivier Giroud and former Barcelona winger Pedro are also set to move on.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
