Conte’s Chelsea got off to a poor start at the weekend, losing 2-0 against Rapid Vienna in Austria.
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Leicester, who are playing in the Champions League unlike Chelsea, recently secured England striker Jamie Vardy on a contract extention but the loss of Kante will be a major blow to their plans for next season with Riyah Mahrez, their creative gem, reportedly also eyeing a move away.
Kante completed his move to Stamford Bridge earlier this week for a reported £30 million as per the BBC, signing a five year deal with the club.
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“As this was not reflective of Suarez’ market value, Liverpool were free to reject the offer before selling him to Barcelona for more”. Despite a concrete approach from The Blues, Mario made a decision to join hands with the Serie A giants which has now turned Chelsea’s attention towards Mahrez.
While some celebrated his decision to stay loyal and think about his career in terms of Leicester’s style being better suited to his game, others questioned what they perceived as a lack of ambition and desire to join one of the top clubs in Europe.
Speaking in an interview featured in today’s print edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport and as quoted by Football Italia, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has expressed his disappointment at the departure of key midfielder N’Golo Kante to Premier League rivals Chelsea.
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With Batshuayi and Kante both through the entrance door, Conte is likely to continue adding to his squad as the new campaign begins to come into view over the horizon.
