New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has set his sights on N’Golo Kante. According to GuardianChelsea would consider a possible transfer of the French midfielder, whose contractual relationship with blues ends in 2023. So this summer would be the right time for the London team to obtain an economic return for his departure, if he does not want him to join the buoyant free agent market, booming since the arrival of club-states and their huge budgets millionaires to face signings and salaries out of the ordinary.
So the midfielder could take the opportunity to change scenery this season and face one last hierarchy challenge in his brilliant sports career. Kanté, 31, a physical prodigy of nature, is experiencing firsthand that time doesn’t pass in vain, experiencing injury problems this season that make headlines. He has only started 55% of Premier League games, plagued by a knee problem all season. Yet despite this, he is a main vertebra in Chelsea’s spine.
“He’s our key, key, key player. But key players need to be on the pitch and he’s only played 40% of all games, so maybe it’s a miracle that we’ve made it to third place. Kanté is our Mo Salah, he is our De Bruyne, he is our Neymar, he is our Kylian Mbappé“, he affirmed about the small midfielder, Thomas Tuchel, emphasizing his importance for the German coach’s scheme. In fact, his impact was such after his sonorous irruption in the European elite with English championship champion Leicester City that Zinedine Zidane insisted on the Real Madrid board to try to undertake his hiring. In him he saw his particular Makelélé. Few midfielders still have charisma, work, solidarity and football quality.
Midfield operation at United
A tornado of energy with Swiss precision in tactical reading, it is the perfect hinge for the two-way game that the London team and characteristic in the Premier League have as their flag. In addition, since the arrival of Tuchel and his three central defenders plus two lanes, Kanté has uncovered an approaching facet, stepping on a hitherto unknown area, enhancing his unpredictable driving. The same benefits for which Ten Hag yearns for a midfield that can be improved and with the great void, due to role more than performance, of the departure of Paul Pogba. Declan Rice or Kalvin Phillips are the other great options.