Chelsea midfielder accepts whooping offer to join Saudi club

Chelsea midfielder and France international N’Golo Kante is the latest player that has been linked with moves to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.

The Daily Mail reported that Kante is close to leaving the Premier League, after being offered £172m to join Saudi club Al Ittihad.

Kante has been at Stamford Bridge for seven seasons, making 269 appearances for the Blues after joining them in a £32m move from Leicester City in 2016.

During his stay at Chelsea, the French star lifted the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup.

Kante, however, struggled last season as he was unable to make as much impact owing to the injuries that limited him to just seven league appearances.

With his deal with Chelsea to expire this June, Kante has been weighing up his options for several months amid interest from Barcelona and Arsenal.

But Al Ittihad have now handed him a whopping offer too good to refuse, which is a two-year contract worth around £86m a year.

He would be joining the likes of Ronaldo and Benzema in the middle east.