{"id":1115241,"date":"2019-11-12T17:06:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1115241"},"modified":"2019-11-27T13:31:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T13:31:17","slug":"ngolo-kante-eases-real-madrid-transfer-fears-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ngolo-kante-eases-real-madrid-transfer-fears-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"N&#8217;Golo Kante: Midfielder eases Real Madrid transfer fears for Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-yb9qlfh81y37tlsj5yhzk3a4guv3v9bp\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ngolo_kante\">N&#8217;Golo Kante<\/span> says he could see himself ending his playing career at Chelsea amid reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old French midfielder joined the Stamford Bridge club in 2016 following a breathtaking campaign with Leicester City.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What has Kante said about his Chelsea future? Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>N&#8217;Golo Kante joined Chelsea from Leicester City in 2016.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s since gone on to make 149 appearances in all competitions, registering 10 goals and seven assists.<\/li>\n<li>Kante&#8217;s present contract at Stamford Bridge expires in June 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Real Madrid have been heavily linked with the French defensive midfielder.<\/li>\n<li>Kante, though, says he could see himself finishing his career at Chelsea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7417751\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since moving to English football Kante has transformed himself into one of Europe&#8217;s most influential defensive midfielders, while also playing a pivotal role in France winning their second World Cup a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>A former PFA Players&#8217; Player of the Year recipient, Kante has to date, lifted two Premier League titles, the first as part of the Foxes&#8217; incredible championship success in 2016, before helping Chelsea win the following season.<\/p>\n<p>His name has been constantly associated with Real Madrid during that time, where compatriot Zinedine Zidane currently reigns as manager, but when asked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tf1.fr\/tf1\/telefoot\/news\/exclu-telefoot-10-11-kante-se-voit-a-chelsea-sur-le-long-terme-97169785.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telefoot<\/a> if he could see himself playing in another league, the Parisian responded: &#8220;No, not really.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018Rashford!\u2019 Manchester United fans quizzed w\/Sophie Rose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RAsMzUX6hzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course [I could finish my career at Chelsea],&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today I am with Chelsea until 2023. So, in my head, I hope to continue to have great seasons with Chelsea until 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Yet to get going<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s recent 2-0 win over Crystal Palace was only the fourth time this season that Kante has started a Premier League game under Frank Lampard.<\/p>\n<p>A combination of injury and fitness issues have seen him restricted to just 377 minutes of playing time in England&#8217;s top division.<\/p>\n<p>Kante, who&#8217;s presently on international duty with Les Bleus, will be hoping to retain his spot in Lampard&#8217;s starting XI when they visit champions Manchester City after the current break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N&#8217;Golo Kante says he could see himself ending his playing career at Chelsea amid reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid. The 28-year-old French midfielder joined the Stamford Bridge club in 2016 following a breathtaking campaign with Leicester City. 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