N'Golo Kante - Confirmed - £32m to Chelsea

[Bob Weasel Fox]

5 hours ago, Webbo said:

Even if your figures are correct, 800,000 isn't exactly pocket change.

Webbo you mean you would be swayed by a mere 800'000 pounds to move jobs?

 

you shallow charlatan

[Beliall]

MATTHEW ASHTON - AMA VIA GETTY IMAGES

A real pet peeve of mine is when fans of other football clubs dictate how Leicester fans should react to things. That irritating eventuality came to fruition yet again this weekend as fans praised Kanté’s decision to leave for Chelsea. It’s silly but it bothers me.

The City fanbase is split after the transfer was completed on Saturday. Some of us are misty-eyed at the thought of a hero riding off in to the sunset, but the rest of us are feeling short-changed because an adored player jumped ship for money
.
To outsiders, seeing fans like myself condemn Kanté’s decision to move to Chelsea may look like a common case of transfer window sour grapes. After all, despite Leicester’s heroic performance last term, we are still a much smaller club than Chelsea. That being said, I can assure you, no matter what it looks like, that resentment towards this transfer is down to anything but bitterness.

When Leicester City won the Premier League last season, it was a truly magical time, a magnificent tale of a band of brothers defeating odds of 5,000/1 to lift English football’s most sought after prize. So, given that the club has realised this remarkable fairytale, qualified for Champion’s League football, and can boast a team spirit that sides the world over envy, why would anyone want to leave?

The record will always show that England’s best team have sold their best player to England’s 10th best team. No matter what prestige Chelsea carry, they will not be playing in Europe next season. No matter what the pundits say, there is no tangible evidence that Chelsea are a better side than Leicester City. And on the back of testimonies from virtually every single person involved with the Foxes, Leicester’s squad has a bond to die for. So, the only logical reason for N’Golo Kanté to have moved from Filbert Way to Stamford Bridge is money - £150,000 a week - funds that City simply cannot compete with.

So, to observers who think this is to do with bitterness, tell me why exactly Leicester fans should be content with Kanté’s motives. Let’s flash forward a year to the end of the 2016-17 season, Leicester have finished 8th in the league, failed to win either domestic cup and after an admirable fight in Europe have been knocked out of the Champion’s League’s Last 16 stage. Regardless of their achievements paling in to comparison with the season preceding it, Kanté, Mahrez, Vardy and co have had another stellar season. With those performances, the big clubs come swooping again, the Real Madrids, the PSGs and the Manchester Uniteds of this world offer in excess of £30m and Leicester’s star turns feel their future is elsewhere, and leave the club with heavy hearts. Those are the admirable circumstances that Leicester fans would accept their star players departing, not on the back of fallacious myths about players being better able to win trophies somewhere other than the current champions of England.

As of right now, the club has built something special, a core of footballers bound by integrity and determination who are embarrassing the bank-rolled big boys, qualities Kanté seemingly doesn’t possess. The 2015-16 season was just the start of this story, Leicester find themselves in Europe, and as defending champions of England with unbound potential. It is clear, N’Golo Kanté did not back himself to succeed next season and snapped at the chance of a big pay day while he was on the crest of a wave.

Whilst, I, and every single Leicester fan will be grateful to the class of 2015-16 for their heroic efforts in winning the unlikeliest title in sports history, it is important to remember that the club owes nothing to the Foxes’ triple entente. N’Golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, much like the vast majority of City’s current crop were rejects plucked from obscurity and given the world by an unfashionable East Midlands outfit who conquered it. Anyone with a shred of integrity would surmise that these players are owed nothing from Leicester City, but in contrast, owed the club one more season themselves.

N’Golo Kanté has proven himself to be spineless, and unworthy of any respect from the Foxes faithful. Of course, there is no denying his immense ability and his part in last season’s triumph, if you trawled through my Twitter feed, you would find no end of gushing praise for him, but now, he will be remembered as the man who abandoned the most exciting prospect in football for more money than he could ever spend. And the same will be true of Riyad Mahrez, if rumours of him leaving the King Power Stadium are accurate.

So N’Golo Kanté, thank you for the memories, but good riddance - this squad cannot carry any avaricious snakes. You would have gone down as a legend at Leicester City, unarguably as one of the greatest in the 132 years of the club’s existence, but you have bottled it. But as your own quote details, you were “so happy to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in Europe” on Saturday, instead. Well, here’s a rude awakening for you, N’Golo. Chelsea are not in Europe - and now, neither are you.

Follow Chris Whiting on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ChrisRWhiting

 

Decent article if a little bitter. 

[filbertway]

I don't get that the players owe the club anything. We aren't a charity with premier league medals to dish out to down on their luck footballers.

 

The players and management won us the league. This idea that the players owe the club/fans for making them league champions is mental.

 

I don't remember seeing Konchesky, Hammond or Gary Talor Fletcher at the end of season celebrations. Weird considering we are this really generous club that gives players all the exposure and titles they could possibly dream of.

 

Also London is definitely in Europe.

 

As hard as he tried. That just read as incredibly bitter.

[foxes_rule1978]

38 minutes ago, Beliall said:

MATTHEW ASHTON - AMA VIA GETTY IMAGES

A real pet peeve of mine is when fans of other football clubs dictate how Leicester fans should react to things. That irritating eventuality came to fruition yet again this weekend as fans praised Kanté’s decision to leave for Chelsea. It’s silly but it bothers me.

The City fanbase is split after the transfer was completed on Saturday. Some of us are misty-eyed at the thought of a hero riding off in to the sunset, but the rest of us are feeling short-changed because an adored player jumped ship for money
.
To outsiders, seeing fans like myself condemn Kanté’s decision to move to Chelsea may look like a common case of transfer window sour grapes. After all, despite Leicester’s heroic performance last term, we are still a much smaller club than Chelsea. That being said, I can assure you, no matter what it looks like, that resentment towards this transfer is down to anything but bitterness.

When Leicester City won the Premier League last season, it was a truly magical time, a magnificent tale of a band of brothers defeating odds of 5,000/1 to lift English football’s most sought after prize. So, given that the club has realised this remarkable fairytale, qualified for Champion’s League football, and can boast a team spirit that sides the world over envy, why would anyone want to leave?

The record will always show that England’s best team have sold their best player to England’s 10th best team. No matter what prestige Chelsea carry, they will not be playing in Europe next season. No matter what the pundits say, there is no tangible evidence that Chelsea are a better side than Leicester City. And on the back of testimonies from virtually every single person involved with the Foxes, Leicester’s squad has a bond to die for. So, the only logical reason for N’Golo Kanté to have moved from Filbert Way to Stamford Bridge is money - £150,000 a week - funds that City simply cannot compete with.

So, to observers who think this is to do with bitterness, tell me why exactly Leicester fans should be content with Kanté’s motives. Let’s flash forward a year to the end of the 2016-17 season, Leicester have finished 8th in the league, failed to win either domestic cup and after an admirable fight in Europe have been knocked out of the Champion’s League’s Last 16 stage. Regardless of their achievements paling in to comparison with the season preceding it, Kanté, Mahrez, Vardy and co have had another stellar season. With those performances, the big clubs come swooping again, the Real Madrids, the PSGs and the Manchester Uniteds of this world offer in excess of £30m and Leicester’s star turns feel their future is elsewhere, and leave the club with heavy hearts. Those are the admirable circumstances that Leicester fans would accept their star players departing, not on the back of fallacious myths about players being better able to win trophies somewhere other than the current champions of England.

As of right now, the club has built something special, a core of footballers bound by integrity and determination who are embarrassing the bank-rolled big boys, qualities Kanté seemingly doesn’t possess. The 2015-16 season was just the start of this story, Leicester find themselves in Europe, and as defending champions of England with unbound potential. It is clear, N’Golo Kanté did not back himself to succeed next season and snapped at the chance of a big pay day while he was on the crest of a wave.

Whilst, I, and every single Leicester fan will be grateful to the class of 2015-16 for their heroic efforts in winning the unlikeliest title in sports history, it is important to remember that the club owes nothing to the Foxes’ triple entente. N’Golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, much like the vast majority of City’s current crop were rejects plucked from obscurity and given the world by an unfashionable East Midlands outfit who conquered it. Anyone with a shred of integrity would surmise that these players are owed nothing from Leicester City, but in contrast, owed the club one more season themselves.

N’Golo Kanté has proven himself to be spineless, and unworthy of any respect from the Foxes faithful. Of course, there is no denying his immense ability and his part in last season’s triumph, if you trawled through my Twitter feed, you would find no end of gushing praise for him, but now, he will be remembered as the man who abandoned the most exciting prospect in football for more money than he could ever spend. And the same will be true of Riyad Mahrez, if rumours of him leaving the King Power Stadium are accurate.

So N’Golo Kanté, thank you for the memories, but good riddance - this squad cannot carry any avaricious snakes. You would have gone down as a legend at Leicester City, unarguably as one of the greatest in the 132 years of the club’s existence, but you have bottled it. But as your own quote details, you were “so happy to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in Europe” on Saturday, instead. Well, here’s a rude awakening for you, N’Golo. Chelsea are not in Europe - and now, neither are you.

Follow Chris Whiting on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ChrisRWhiting

 

Decent article if a little bitter. 

100% agree with this

[cambridgefox]

Hope we have got a sell on clause.

He might be like " The Littlest Hobo" those old enough to remember.

[shen]

3 hours ago, AKCJ said:

You can't call it a juvenile reaction when i'm reacting to the main reason he decided to leave.

 

But did you honestly believe money wasn't/isn't a prime motivator for players when they choose which club they play for? Money is tangible. Medals aren't. He's already achieved more than he probably ever bargained for after this season.

 

Yeah, I agree with the sentiment that he probably wouldn't have been much worse off economically by staying here another season on vastly improved terms. Yeah, he's missing out on European football, but on the flipside, he won't suffer from exhaustion after a Euro tournament and might get more spare time. And it might increase Chelsea's chances of winning a domestic trophy this season. If he doesn't really fit in with the rest of the group here, why should he want to stay? We don't know the inner workings of Kanté's mind and there are probably a range of factors which led to him moving to Chelsea, of which money is a prime one.

 

But why is that irking so many?

[Richard Kingson]

Good grief, the bitterness here is blinding. Not sure why I expected to find sanity here, but curiosity got the better of me.

 

I bloody loved the bloke last season, and we had one glorious year together. (*stops mintage music prematurely*). I always said Kante could have gone anywhere he wanted to.

 

The timing has confused me, that much I admit to. I've never really understood why he seemed so keen to get a move on, but surely people can see what he's doing here? Calling him a mercenary is ludicrous.

 

We all wanted to see what would happen if the team stayed together. It didn't happen, but then we knew it wouldn't last forever. Kante knew it too. He's just turned 25 and could go on to play for Chelsea for years now - lest we forget a club that will be almost guaranteed to qualify for the Champions League every year from now.

 

He's thinking about his future, like we all do. He owes us nothing - we got one sensational year from him, and a £25m profit in one year. We're all gutted he chose not to stick around a bit longer, but take off the rose-tinted specs. He's gone for the long term.

[Daggers]

2 hours ago, Richard Kingson said:

Good grief, the bitterness here is blinding. Not sure why I expected to find sanity here, but curiosity got the better of me...

It's incredible isn't it?

 

I knew it'd be a bucketload of wibble, I think they need a bigger bucket. 

[katieakita]

2 hours ago, Richard Kingson said:

Good grief, the bitterness here is blinding. Not sure why I expected to find sanity here, but curiosity got the better of me.

 

I bloody loved the bloke last season, and we had one glorious year together. (*stops mintage music prematurely*). I always said Kante could have gone anywhere he wanted to.

 

The timing has confused me, that much I admit to. I've never really understood why he seemed so keen to get a move on, but surely people can see what he's doing here? Calling him a mercenary is ludicrous.

 

We all wanted to see what would happen if the team stayed together. It didn't happen, but then we knew it wouldn't last forever. Kante knew it too. He's just turned 25 and could go on to play for Chelsea for years now - lest we forget a club that will be almost guaranteed to qualify for the Champions League every year from now.

 

He's thinking about his future, like we all do. He owes us nothing - we got one sensational year from him, and a £25m profit in one year. We're all gutted he chose not to stick around a bit longer, but take off the rose-tinted specs. He's gone for the long term.

He never wanted to come here so why should we be shocked that he left and yes we should all move on but most definitely Chelsea have not qualified for the Champions league in the here and now this season which is what has shocked most. Chelsea for all their superstars climbed up to mid table thanks to finding a bit of form late on. They went for unbeatable to not bothered in a season and while clearly Mr Terry you see Chelsea nailed on for Champions league football following next season the likes of the 2 heavily investing Manchester clubs a resurgent Liverpool and 3 London clubs in Arsenal, Spurs and West Ham who all have ample arguments to disagree, also not forgetting if he had stayed our squad has been quite well strengthened. I haven't a problem him going just cannot work out the destination. If he had stayed one more season and proved himself more than a one season wonder he could have have got himself a far bigger pay deal and signing on fee and joined from a pick of clubs who are not almost but are guaranteed Champions league football every season.

[Richard Kingson]

7 hours ago, katieakita said:

He never wanted to come here so why should we be shocked that he left and yes we should all move on but most definitely Chelsea have not qualified for the Champions league in the here and now this season which is what has shocked most. Chelsea for all their superstars climbed up to mid table thanks to finding a bit of form late on. They went for unbeatable to not bothered in a season and while clearly Mr Terry you see Chelsea nailed on for Champions league football following next season the likes of the 2 heavily investing Manchester clubs a resurgent Liverpool and 3 London clubs in Arsenal, Spurs and West Ham who all have ample arguments to disagree, also not forgetting if he had stayed our squad has been quite well strengthened. I haven't a problem him going just cannot work out the destination. If he had stayed one more season and proved himself more than a one season wonder he could have have got himself a far bigger pay deal and signing on fee and joined from a pick of clubs who are not almost but are guaranteed Champions league football every season.

But you're missing the point - we're talking about anomalies here, for both ours and Chelsea's 2015-16s. Going forward he's going to be getting the kind of high-level football he wants season upon season. Next season is the exception for everyone.

 

Clearly he's not a one-season wonder - anybody with a brain can tell NG is a staggeringly good asset to have in a team, and Chelsea are lucky to have him. Financially they can compete with anyone and there's no good reason why they can't be a Champions League-winning force in the years to come.

 

Personally I feel like there's more to it than football even. If he was never truly happy here I wouldn't be surprised if there were family considerations too - perhaps it was just the lure of London. 

[Darkon84]

 People forgetting that football's a job.

 

If you were offered the chance of staying with your current job (who you didn't want to work for in the first place), but working at the highest level for (probably) one year, or joining a traditionally much larger rival, on more money, who regularly work at the highest level, even winning awards for it, in a more impressive part of the world, but not being able to work at the very highest level for one year, but with a very high likelihood that youll get the chance almost every year afterwards, you're quite frankly lying if you wouldn't take that job.

[Beliall]

15 minutes ago, Darkon84 said:

 People forgetting that football's a job.

 

If you were offered the chance of staying with your current job (who you didn't want to work for in the first place), but working at the highest level for (probably) one year, or joining a traditionally much larger rival, on more money, who regularly work at the highest level, even winning awards for it, in a more impressive part of the world, but not being able to work at the very highest level for one year, but with a very high likelihood that youll get the chance almost every year afterwards, you're quite frankly lying if you wouldn't take that job.

But thats the problem. If you see playing football as a job, you shouldnt be playing football

[Darkon84]

5 minutes ago, Beliall said:

But thats the problem. If you see playing football as a job, you shouldnt be playing football

 

What a lovely, pretty outlook. I'm not sure if you've noticed though, the world doesn't quite work like that. If that was the case, then why would there even be professional football? Surely everyone would just enjoy playing with their mates the most, so there'd be no movement or progression. The working life of a footballer is shorter than most other professions, so when the opportunity arises to put themselves in a better position, you can't blame them for taking it. That's how it works.

[Beliall]

1 minute ago, Darkon84 said:

 

What a lovely, pretty outlook. I'm not sure if you've noticed though, the world doesn't quite work like that. If that was the case, then why would there even be professional football? Surely everyone would just enjoy playing with their mates the most, so there'd be no movement or progression. The working life of a footballer is shorter than most other professions, so when the opportunity arises to put themselves in a better position, you can't blame them for taking it. That's how it works.

No need to be a dick about it. You clearly see the point I was making. Besides, he was offered enough to secure his future after football by LCFC. 

[Darkon84]

1 minute ago, Beliall said:

No need to be a dick about it. You clearly see the point I was making. Besides, he was offered enough to secure his future after football by LCFC. 

 

I'm not being a dick. Saying someone shouldn't be allowed to make a living from football if they don't love it, is a stupid thing to say. As fans, it would be nice to imagine that they treat it the same way that we all dream about it, that it's a dream come true and they love our club etc. Some may do, but the overwhelming majority won't.

Yes he was offered a pay rise here, but he was offered even more at Chelsea. What they can also offer him is the chance to consistently play in front of larger crowds, play with better players, and play for a club who's recent history would suggest that he has far more chance of succeeding and winning trophies at the top level than we have.

[Beliall]

2 minutes ago, Darkon84 said:

 

I'm not being a dick. Saying someone shouldn't be allowed to make a living from football if they don't love it, is a stupid thing to say. As fans, it would be nice to imagine that they treat it the same way that we all dream about it, that it's a dream come true and they love our club etc. Some may do, but the overwhelming majority won't.

Yes he was offered a pay rise here, but he was offered even more at Chelsea. What they can also offer him is the chance to consistently play in front of larger crowds, play with better players, and play for a club who's recent history would suggest that he has far more chance of succeeding and winning trophies at the top level than we have.

That is not what I said. maybe I should explain my comment, was referring to the fact that footballers play football because they enjoy it, not because they get paid. I never said they shouldn't get paid. Can you imagine any footballer turning up to training on monday morning hungover and slagging  off their boss? So how can view it as a job like any other

[Darkon84]

Just now, Beliall said:

That is not what I said. maybe I should explain my comment, was referring to the fact that footballers play football because they enjoy it, not because they get paid. I never said they shouldn't get paid. Can you imagine any footballer turning up to training on monday morning hungover and slagging  off their boss? So how can view it as a job like any other

 

There's always the example of Benoit Assou-Ekotto, who absolutely hates football, but just so happens to be good enough to make a damn good living out of it.

You can view it like any other job, because the same things apply, as I've explained. The opportunity to further a career with better pay, better working environment, working with better people, working on a higher stage more consistently. Though if people can't understand those reasons for leaving, and just look at one incredibly short termist view of the coming season, I don't expect to convince them lol.

If we go back to my original post and how I broke it down, answer it for yourself. Which job would you take?

[Beliall]

If it was me. I would want to take my place in the competition I had earned the right to play in

[Bob Weasel Fox]

4 minutes ago, Beliall said:

If it was me. I would want to take my place in the competition I had earned the right to play in

Sensible thinking buddy

 

Turncoats don't get that chance gladly (on this occasion)

[katieakita]

1 hour ago, Richard Kingson said:

But you're missing the point - we're talking about anomalies here, for both ours and Chelsea's 2015-16s. Going forward he's going to be getting the kind of high-level football he wants season upon season. Next season is the exception for everyone.

 

Clearly he's not a one-season wonder - anybody with a brain can tell NG is a staggeringly good asset to have in a team, and Chelsea are lucky to have him. Financially they can compete with anyone and there's no good reason why they can't be a Champions League-winning force in the years to come.

 

Personally I feel like there's more to it than football even. If he was never truly happy here I wouldn't be surprised if there were family considerations too - perhaps it was just the lure of London. 

Think we can agree to disagree on who is missing the point, think both Manchester clubs Arsenal and Spurs would all consider themselves in better shape than Chelsea for this season. Much easier paths for champions league football if that is what he wants and you assume Roman is not getting bored, think there was a lot more than just a blip at Chelsea last year but time will tell.

[One Ranieri]

32 minutes ago, katieakita said:

Think we can agree to disagree on who is missing the point, think both Manchester clubs Arsenal and Spurs would all consider themselves in better shape than Chelsea for this season. Much easier paths for champions league football if that is what he wants and you assume Roman is not getting bored, think there was a lot more than just a blip at Chelsea last year but time will tell.

 

Isn't Abramovich trying to build a new stadium on the current site? Maybe that was part of the vision sold to Kante too?

[Babylon]

1 hour ago, One Ranieri said:

 

Isn't Abramovich trying to build a new stadium on the current site? Maybe that was part of the vision sold to Kante too?

His contract will be up before you move into that

[NotTheMarketLeader]

16 hours ago, Beliall said:

MATTHEW ASHTON - AMA VIA GETTY IMAGES

A real pet peeve of mine is when fans of other football clubs dictate how Leicester fans should react to things. That irritating eventuality came to fruition yet again this weekend as fans praised Kanté’s decision to leave for Chelsea. It’s silly but it bothers me.

The City fanbase is split after the transfer was completed on Saturday. Some of us are misty-eyed at the thought of a hero riding off in to the sunset, but the rest of us are feeling short-changed because an adored player jumped ship for money
.
To outsiders, seeing fans like myself condemn Kanté’s decision to move to Chelsea may look like a common case of transfer window sour grapes. After all, despite Leicester’s heroic performance last term, we are still a much smaller club than Chelsea. That being said, I can assure you, no matter what it looks like, that resentment towards this transfer is down to anything but bitterness.

When Leicester City won the Premier League last season, it was a truly magical time, a magnificent tale of a band of brothers defeating odds of 5,000/1 to lift English football’s most sought after prize. So, given that the club has realised this remarkable fairytale, qualified for Champion’s League football, and can boast a team spirit that sides the world over envy, why would anyone want to leave?

The record will always show that England’s best team have sold their best player to England’s 10th best team. No matter what prestige Chelsea carry, they will not be playing in Europe next season. No matter what the pundits say, there is no tangible evidence that Chelsea are a better side than Leicester City. And on the back of testimonies from virtually every single person involved with the Foxes, Leicester’s squad has a bond to die for. So, the only logical reason for N’Golo Kanté to have moved from Filbert Way to Stamford Bridge is money - £150,000 a week - funds that City simply cannot compete with.

So, to observers who think this is to do with bitterness, tell me why exactly Leicester fans should be content with Kanté’s motives. Let’s flash forward a year to the end of the 2016-17 season, Leicester have finished 8th in the league, failed to win either domestic cup and after an admirable fight in Europe have been knocked out of the Champion’s League’s Last 16 stage. Regardless of their achievements paling in to comparison with the season preceding it, Kanté, Mahrez, Vardy and co have had another stellar season. With those performances, the big clubs come swooping again, the Real Madrids, the PSGs and the Manchester Uniteds of this world offer in excess of £30m and Leicester’s star turns feel their future is elsewhere, and leave the club with heavy hearts. Those are the admirable circumstances that Leicester fans would accept their star players departing, not on the back of fallacious myths about players being better able to win trophies somewhere other than the current champions of England.

As of right now, the club has built something special, a core of footballers bound by integrity and determination who are embarrassing the bank-rolled big boys, qualities Kanté seemingly doesn’t possess. The 2015-16 season was just the start of this story, Leicester find themselves in Europe, and as defending champions of England with unbound potential. It is clear, N’Golo Kanté did not back himself to succeed next season and snapped at the chance of a big pay day while he was on the crest of a wave.

Whilst, I, and every single Leicester fan will be grateful to the class of 2015-16 for their heroic efforts in winning the unlikeliest title in sports history, it is important to remember that the club owes nothing to the Foxes’ triple entente. N’Golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, much like the vast majority of City’s current crop were rejects plucked from obscurity and given the world by an unfashionable East Midlands outfit who conquered it. Anyone with a shred of integrity would surmise that these players are owed nothing from Leicester City, but in contrast, owed the club one more season themselves.

N’Golo Kanté has proven himself to be spineless, and unworthy of any respect from the Foxes faithful. Of course, there is no denying his immense ability and his part in last season’s triumph, if you trawled through my Twitter feed, you would find no end of gushing praise for him, but now, he will be remembered as the man who abandoned the most exciting prospect in football for more money than he could ever spend. And the same will be true of Riyad Mahrez, if rumours of him leaving the King Power Stadium are accurate.

So N’Golo Kanté, thank you for the memories, but good riddance - this squad cannot carry any avaricious snakes. You would have gone down as a legend at Leicester City, unarguably as one of the greatest in the 132 years of the club’s existence, but you have bottled it. But as your own quote details, you were “so happy to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in Europe” on Saturday, instead. Well, here’s a rude awakening for you, N’Golo. Chelsea are not in Europe - and now, neither are you.

Follow Chris Whiting on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ChrisRWhiting

 

Decent article if a little bitter. 

Nailed it

[foxinsocks]

Kante helped us win and we helped him with his career path.  Fair enough.  He didnt grow up yearning to be a fox.

...and yet i am sorry for him now... he could have been a legend here...   or he could have gone to barca or real.  I think he has musjudged chelsea.... there are facing the stuggle that utd have had and it will take time to realise that burning thru top players doesnt bring success.

He will be comforted by his wages... i expect his agent will move him on from chelsea within 24mths. Imo he should have gone to barca or real

[WardyisPukka]

Funny how none of the players bar Ben Hamer has wished him well!

 

Says alot i think!