Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante will sign for Saudi Arabia champions Al-Ittihad on a two-year deal, Al Ekhbariya TV said on Wednesday.They added the contract with the 32-year-old, who won the 2018 World Cup with France and the 2021 Champions League with Chelsea, has an option to be extended for another year.Thank You for Everything Ngolo Kante 🙏🏿💙 Irreplaceable pic.twitter.com/EJ7s9N3gtm— Dray (@CFCDray) June 6, 2023 If the deal is completed as expected, Kante will line up alongside compatriot Karim Benzema who signed a three-year contract with Al-Ittihad on Tuesday.BOOM! Benzema leaves Madrid in a shocking move to Saudi Arabia for hundreds of milionsAl-Ittihad are believed to have offered Kante a deal worth around £86million per year, the equivalent to more than £1.6m-a-week. The Blues midfielder is out of contract, meaning that he’ll be available on a free transfer at the end of June.##NAJAVA_MECA_7306385##Kante missed long spells of the season due to a hamstring injury, but came back into contention in the final weeks of the campaign.
