Kanté: Fenerbahçe Deal Close Despite €28M Offer

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After strengthening its central midfield line with Mattéo Guendouzi during the winter transfer period, Fenerbahçe is preparing to add star football player N’Golo Kanté, who plays in Saudi Arabia, to its squad for the defensive-oriented midfield position. It was stated that the yellow-dark blue team reached an agreement with the French national football player and that negotiations with his club Al-Ittihad continue.

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According to the information provided by journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu; Having reached an agreement on the contract terms with N’Golo Kanté, Fenerbahçe will meet with Al-Ittihad officials at the meeting where the player’s representative will also attend and try to finalize the transfer. It was stated that Ertan Torunoğulları and Devin Özek continued their contacts in order to convince the player’s club. On the other hand, it was reported that N’Golo Kanté rejected the contract extension offer offered to him by Al-Ittihad, which included an annual net salary of 28 million euros and a bonus of 4 million euros.

34-year-old French football player N’Golo Kanté is considered one of the most effective forward liberos in today’s football. The experienced midfielder, whose current market value is 4.5 million euros, experienced the peak of his career in 2018 with a market value of 100 million euros.

Kanté, who started football in Suresnes infrastructure; After playing for Boulogne and SM Caen, he was transferred to Leicester City in 2015 for 9 million euros. The star player, who signed for Chelsea for 35.8 million euros in 2016 after his successful performance here, produced 13 goals and 16 assists in 269 official matches for the London team.

Kanté, who was transferred to Al-Ittihad for free after his contract expired in the summer of 2023, contributed 9 goals and 10 assists in 100 matches for the Saudi Arabian representative. The experienced football player, who played in 533 official matches in his total club career, scored 33 goals and 39 assists.

Kanté, who can play in the central midfield role as well as the forward libero position, wore the French National Team jersey 65 times. The star football player, one of the indispensable names of the squad that won the 2018 World Cup; In his club career, he won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Premier League and Saudi Arabia Pro League championships. N’Golo Kanté’s contract with Al-Ittihad expires in June 2026.