Izuchukwu Okosi
Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad late Tuesday evening confirmed the signing of Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kanté on a €100m deal until 2027.
Kanté will earn an eye watering sum of €25m salary per season which includes commercial deals & image rights.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe transfer fee, it has disclosed by the club is the total fixed package and the Mali-born France international will be unveiled in July.
Al Ittihad had secured the services of Karim Benzema from Real Madrid as the Saudi Arabian football hurricane continues.
Meanwhile, France international Christopher Nkunku has signed a long-term contract with Chelsea after the Premier League side agreed a transfer fee with Bundesliga team RB Leipzig.
Chelsea will hope Christopher Nkunku will arrive with goals after their recent attacking signings have gone down like lead balloons.
The Blues have now officially confirmed the Frenchman’s arrival in a £53million deal from RB Leipzig.
Nkunku did his medical under Thomas Tuchel in the summer (of 2022) and signed a pre-agreement with Chelsea under Graham Potter in January 2023 but only joins to play under Mauricio Pochettino this summer.
The uncertainty and transfer merry-go-round highlights a turbulent start for the West London side under new owner Todd Boehly.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
