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N'Golo Kante
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Gasket is blown. Pass.
I think it's a bit late now unfortunately.
Year left on his contract I think? When someone said he was slowing down and Chelsea should cash in on here earlier I thought he’d be such an us signing 
He's not as crucial to Chelsea as he once was and picks up 2-3 niggly injuries during a season but he would make a vast improvement still to your midfield carcass.
Him breezing through the recent 1-1 at OT said it all.
Him and De Jong and suddenly you have a solid axis infront of the backline to build from.
However Chelsea probably won't want to sell to domestic rival and always likelihood someone like PSG will want him to cover the gaps left by workshy front 3.
Edit: WOuld be similar to you getting Matic in 2017. Not as good as he was for Chelsea but still did a solid job for 2-3 years so you need to find someone who can do similar.
Doesn't strike me as the type who would play at one of Chelsea's rivals, even though it's not the fiercest of rivalries.
Still be a great signing.
Injury prone and 30+ - no thanks. take that money and spend it on a younger player
Sounds like bollox to me from Steve Bates.
I don’t see any truth in this one. I do still like him, but I think it’s the kind of signing that we should move away from
Good source in the past for what its worth.
He’s hardly John Terry. He joined Chelsea last week. And we have done business with Chelsea before.
Nah thanks. Clearly not what he used to be physically and his style of play relied so much on that physicality. We'd be looking to replace him again before too long.
If we could get him for dirt cheap I'd take him. He's definitely on a downward trajectory but still a very good player.
I love him but the injuries seem more frequent and the top performances less so. I'd sell in the summer.
Bit like signing matic when we did - he seems to have declined a lot this season.
I doubt the fee would be sensible enough for it to make sense. Hoping it's BS and we're actually going to scout younger players rather than make silly bids and fund rivals' transfer budgets.
Hell no. Can we please stop signing these over the hill outcasts. When will we ever learn?
Fantastic player on his day but one who’s best years are behind him now. Similar to Matic. I hope we steer well clear and target someone younger but with similar attributes.
ten Hag out
We should have a cap of 25 years for any signing within the next three years.
No point buying a player that will be past it when this side peaks
Would love it, came on today and did so well, good amount of injuries recently but him with a little bit of Fred ( not a big fan of Fred but..) rotation could work well
We fecking love taking Chelsea's cast-offs.
People are passing on the player that should've gotten ballon d'or last season? Mental.
Would be a decent acquisition if the price and wages are correct! Especially as we need bodies and we have a limited budget!
Matic 2.0
Yes he was injured a lot this season but I don't think he lost his legs, and he has a really healthy lifestyle so I guess he has a few more years left in him.
De Jong, Kante, VdB could actually be a good trio.
De Jong, Kante, VdB could actually be a good trio.
Brilliant player. Wrong stage of his career to be buying him.
The main things that his game are based on are the first things to go as you get older. It's a pass from me.
Just turned 31. Depends on price, but he would be a perfect partner to De Jong if he could stay fit.
Nah.
Shit source probably but would be a perfect fit for de jong if he was fit.
He's getting slightly old and injury prone so probably not worth it.
Cracking player , what a travesty that we didn't get him from Leicester straight away, world class .
He's getting slightly old and injury prone so probably not worth it.
Cracking player , what a travesty that we didn't get him from Leicester straight away, world class .
Indeed, our squad is far too old already.
Don't believe it. I think it is either his agent or someone from Chelsea briefing.
Would be similar to us signing Matic in 2017.
He'd probably have 1 good season and then completely regress in the following seasons.
Hard pass. He looks physically worse and worse every time I watch him this season.
He'd probably have 1 good season and then completely regress in the following seasons.
Hard pass. He looks physically worse and worse every time I watch him this season.
No matter what, i always think Chelsea look a better side with him in it
Hes still a class act, can't believe people turning their noses up at him...
Kinda strange to see the amount of people here claiming Kante is burnt every time he hits a rough patch, I think it started in 2019. We're talking about a player who was the best player on the pitch in both legs of the semi final and in the final of the champions league (which never happened in the history of the competition) less than a year ago. He just turned 31, with a healthy lifestyle, players can maintain very high levels of physicality until 34-35 yo. Benzema, Modric, Ronaldo etc.
Also, he had a late carreer, meaning he didn't start playing high intensity pro games when he was 17 like a lot of players do nowadays.
Also, he had a late carreer, meaning he didn't start playing high intensity pro games when he was 17 like a lot of players do nowadays.
From an article in the Sunday Times. Sound like the sort of signing we should be making right now?