West Ham are seeking to recruit N’Golo Kante (33, RT Hard) from Saudi Arabia’s “Oil Money.” Saudi Arabian team RT Hard has decided not to transfer to West Ham.
European transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said on the 20th (Korea time) that “West Ham approached RT Hard midfielder N’Golo Kante. Negotiations between clubs and individual negotiations with players were conducted. However, RT Hard has no intention of handing over Kante, who is considered the core of the team, to West Ham.”
Kante played professionally at SM Cannes in France in 2015. Afterwards, he moved to England and played a leading role in Leicester City’s victory in the 2015-16 season, becoming the world’s best defensive midfielder. A great deal of love poured in to win the Premier League, and he decided to move to Chelsea a year after joining Leicester City.
Chelsea also showed overwhelming performance by jumping to the starting lineup. He won the Premier League title once again in his first season after Chelsea’s debut and was named the 2016-17 season Premier League Player of the Year. Under Coach Mausicio Sarri, he became a utility midfielder by moving from a defensive midfielder to an upper offensive zone.
Time, however, did not allow Kante to perform very well. He played “serving one person” when he was on the ground, but his performance was not as good as before. He was hampered by injury, and moved to Saudi Arabia’s R.E.H.D. last summer, he said goodbye to the European leagues. 밤알바
Although he was with the Saudi Arabian team, he seemed to have rejuvenated himself in the French national team. Didier Deschamps, the coach of the French national team, waited for Kante to recover his condition for two years and appointed him as a starting member of the UEFA European Championship. Kante won the MVP award in the first and second rounds of the group league, and continued his unbeaten run with the French team until he was eliminated from the semifinals.
After the Euro competition, Premier League team West Ham asked for Kante. The transfer fee is only 20 million pounds (35.9 billion won), but it is a question mark whether Kante will be able to afford the price paid by RT Hard, but he attempted a bold bet against “Oil Money.” Major media including British media Sky Sports immediately reported West Ham’s challenge against Saudi Arabia.