Chelsea’s departing N’Golo Kante already spending Saudi millions with huge purchase but it’s not an upgrade to his Mini
N’GOLO KANTE is reportedly already planning on spending his Saudi millions.
The Chelsea star is believed to be on his way to joining Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad.
The midfielder will link up with the team on a free transfer after his contract at Stamford Bridge expires.
He has reportedly undergone a medical with the club ahead of signing his new contract.
The World Cup winner is thought to be about to earn six times more than his Chelsea £290,000-a-week wages – on an astonishing £1.7m-a-week.
And Kante is looking to put that cash to use, but not on upgrading his iconic Mini.
Reporter Sacha Tavolieri has reported that the midfielder and his associates are closing in on a deal to buy Belgian third-tier outfit Royal Excelsior Virton.
He has also claimed that the Belgian football association have been informed of the sale process and that club’s current owner, Flavio Beca, will first settle legal affairs before the deal is completed.
The club may not be blessed with many stars but one player on the books is former Aston Villa man Yacouba Sylla.
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It is a very different use of cash compared to the stars that have made the move to Saudi Arabia, as many would have assumed that Kante would have bought a new car.
The 32-year-old has been driving that Mini since signing with Leicester in 2015 and it only cost him just north of £10,000.
Former Chelsea team-mate Antonio Rudiger has previously claimed that Kante used to refuse on splashing his cash on a new whip.
Rudiger told The Players’ Tribune: “Everything with NG [Kante] is authentic. Even the Mini Cooper — people laugh about it, but there is a real story behind it.”
The Saudi Pro League is seeing many big names from Europe fly over to join clubs in the division.
In December, Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr on a massive £ 173million-per-year contract, and this summer Karim Benzema switched Real Madrid for Al-Ittihad.
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante has also been linked with a move to Al Ittihad.
Roma manager Jose Mourinho and PSG star Neymar have also been mooted with a move to Al-Hilal.
Former Aston Villa boss and Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is thought to be close to becoming manager of Ettifaq.
Wilfried Zaha and Son Heung-min are two other Premier League stars that have been spoken about as potential players that could make the move too.
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