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Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kanté wants to move to Barcelona.
The 31 year old French international is out of contract at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season, which means that he will soon be in a position where he can sign a pre-contract agreement with the Spanish club.
He was forced to miss the World Cup after undergoing surgery following a hamstring injury, and is not expected to return to action until February next year at the earliest.
Part of the Leicester City team that shocked the world when they won the Premier League, h e joined Chelsea in 2016 for a fee of £32 million, and, since then, he has helped the club win the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup, and Club World Cup.
However, in recent seasons he has become increasingly prone, and it is by no means certain that he will be offered a new deal, especially given the club’s previous policy of only offering short-term contracts to players over 30.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.