N’GOLO KANTE could officially seal his money-spinning transfer from Chelsea to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad TODAY.
The much-loved Chelsea star’s £290,000-a-week contract at Stamford Bridge expires this month.
N’Golo Kante is set to undergo a medical in Saudi Arabia today
The French star’s wages are set to be SIX times what he was on at Chelsea
But he is set to depart the Blues after seven years in order to bolster his salary to a mega £1.7m-a-week – SIX TIMES what he earns in West London.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano tweeted: “Documents are being signed today for N’Golo Kanté to Al Ittihad as revealed last week — done and sealed soon.
“Kanté salary will be around €100m, first part of medical tests already completed.
“Here we go confirmed, end of an era at Chelsea.”
Kante will be the second huge arrival at Al-Ittihad in a matter of days.
They swooped last week for Real Madrid legend Karim Benzema after the Frenchman was reportedly offered a staggering £342million to swap Spain for the Middle East.
Kante’s package is believed to include his salary, image rights and commercial deals.
Kante joined Chelsea in a £30million transfer from Leicester in 2016 and has since made 269 appearances for the West London club.
However, he was limited to just nine outings this season due to a severe hamstring injury.
Chelsea had hoped to keep Kante on board by offering him a two-year contract extension, but the 32-year-old now looks set to leave Stamford Bridge on a permanent basis.
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