Saudi Arabia side, Al-Ittihad have confirmed the signing of N'Golo Kante in a £86million deal, the midfielder is set to leave Chelsea after seven years at the London club, Newspremises reports.

The 32-year-old Frenchman has put the pen to paper on a four-year contract with Al-Ittihad and will pocket £21.5m each season.

Kanté's move to Saudi Arabia officially marks the end of his time at Chelsea, having joined the club in 2016 from Leicester City.

He will link up with fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema at the club, after he joined the ranks of top players joining up with the Saudi Pro League, including Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for rivals Al-Nassr.

Kante is a 2018 World Cup winner with France, as well as Premier League winner with both Leicester and Chelsea. He also lifted the Champions League trophy with the Blues in 2021.

A statement posted by the Saudi champions confirming the move read: 'Ittihad Club wishes Kante success in achieving the club's goals and fulfilling the expectations of all the club's fans and supporters during his time with the team.'

Kante first came to England in 2015, signing for Leicester from Caen for £5.5million.

He was an immediate success under Claudio Ranieri, and played 37 times as Leicester stormed to a historic title win.

A year later, Chelsea moved for him in a £32m deal following a request from new boss Antonio Conte He went on to play 269 times for Chelsea, also winning an FA Cup and the Europa League.

Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/al-ittihad-confirmed-the-singing-of-ngolo-kante-from-chelsea/

These arab guys are really serious o
Hope they wouldn't change their minds later like the chinese did some time back.

Best of luck ngolo
They say 70% of the Earth is water the remaining 30% is covered by kante.

Why is Chelsea releasing a player of Ngolo Kante's quality?! Apart from age, he's still a top class player.

Arab guys have taken over from China.
Years ago it used to be China spending big cash to acquire already-fading-out players from European clubs, now it's Arab clubs' turn. They want to become relevant. Europe still remains the doyen of soccer football!

£21.5m per season.
Over ₦50m every day.

Walahi, this life no go ever balance.

Chelsea is selling everything but they should remember the stadium belongs to Fulham.
😂😂😂