La Liga giants Barcelona are reportedly eyeing a summer time switch for Al-Ittihad’s French midfielder N’Golo Kante.
At 33, Kante performed a pivotal position for France in Euro 2024, guiding them to the semifinals.
Amid hypothesis about his future, Premier League West Ham United are additionally within the midfielder, who beforehand secured league titles with Leicester City in 2015-16 and Chelsea in 2016-17.
According to SPORT, Barcelona is considering a bid to deliver Kante to Camp Nou this summer time.
The La Liga giants have been contemplating Kante for the previous two years, along with his identify now being mentioned by membership officers to handle a key place.
Barcelona are reportedly leaning towards a mortgage transfer as a result of monetary constraints, however Al-Ittihad are unlikely to conform to a short-term departure.
Kante’s standout 2015-16 season with Leicester City earned him a switch to Chelsea, the place he gained six trophies, together with the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
However, accidents restricted him to simply 9 appearances in 2022-23 earlier than he joined Al-Ittihad on a free switch.
Kante has featured 44 instances for his Saudi membership, netting 4 objectives and offering six assists, with two years remaining on his contract.
New Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick is focusing on a defensive midfielder this summer time, because the staff at the moment lacks a specialist in that position.
Frenkie de Jong, İlkay Gündoğan, Gavi and Pedri excel in additional superior positions, whereas Fermin Lopez additionally thrives additional upfield.
Transfer professional Fabrizio Romano notes that Al-Ittihad has no intention of promoting Kante this summer time, regardless of the potential for a big revenue.
However, the membership would possibly entertain provides of round 25 million kilos ($32.3 million).
Given Barcelona’s monetary constraints, a deal at that worth is impractical. The Catalan aspect could have to discover different choices until a extra inexpensive switch might be negotiated.
Source: www.dailysabah.com