Transfers: N’Golo Kanté would have signed a three-year contract with Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia)

Karim Benzema will not be the only French player at Al-Ittihad. According to information from AFP, which quotes an internal source at the Saudi club, N’Golo Kanté, who is coming to the end of his contract at Chelsea, has signed a three-year lease with the Jeddah team. After seven seasons with the Blues, the former Caennais had played very little during the 2022-2023 financial year, only nine matches, due to hamstring and groin injuries, notably missing the World Cup in Qatar.

100 million euros per year for Kanté in Al-Ittihad?

“The club demanded a full medical examination“, said the source on condition of anonymity on Wednesday, who did not specify the details of the contract. According to several media, the salary of the winner of the Premier League in 2017 and the Champions League in 2021 could reach 100 million euros per year After Cristiano Ronaldo in January and Karim Benzema on Tuesday, other football stars should soon land in the Saudi Pro League.