Chelsea news: N’Golo Kante signs new five-year deal with Stamford Bridge club

Chelsea news: N’Golo Kante signs new five-year deal with Stamford Bridge club
N’Golo Kante has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, the Premier League club has announced.Kante, the France midfielder, joined the Blues in the summer of 2016 after winning the Premier League with Leicester and he’s been a key player for the Blues since.3

Kante in action against international team-mate Paul Pogba last month

He helped the west Londoners win the Premier League under Antonio Conte in his debut season at Stamford Bridge, before adding an FA Cup to his trophy haul last term.‘N’Golo Kante has today extended his stay at Stamford Bridge by signing a new five-year contract,” aChelsea statement read.The 27-year-old added: “I’m happy to extend my time with Chelsea. It has been two beautiful years and I wish for more to come.“Since I came, I completely improved as a player, challenged myself and got some awards I never thought about.” Kante’s performances for Chelsea have been widely lauded by the public, the press, and his fellow professionals. he was named Player of the Year by both the PFA and FWA in 2016/17, and won Chelsea’s Player of the Year prize the following campaign.He has been an ever-present throughout Chelsea’s unbeaten start to this Premier League campaign, scoring the Blues’ first goal of the season in their opening day defeat of Huddersfield.3

Kante has won two major honours since moving to Chelsea

Marina Granovskaia, the Chelsea director, said: “We are delighted NGolo has signed a new contract and sees his long-term future with Chelsea. When he arrived, we knew we had signed a special player but he has astounded everybody with his tireless and unselfish displays.

N'Golo Kante's career

• 2011/12: Boulogne – 1 app / 0 goals
• 2012/13:Boulogne – 39 apps / 4 goals
• 2013/14:Caen – 43 apps / 3 goals
• 2014/15:Caen – 39 apps / 3 goals
• 2015/16:Leicester – 40 apps / 1 goal
• 2016/17:Chelsea – 41 apps / 2 goals
• 2017/18:Chelsea – 48 apps / 1 goal
• 2018/19 (to date):Chelsea – 16 apps / 1 goal

“Off the pitch, he remains a dedicated professional and a humble human being despite the fact he is a world champion and a two-time Premier League winner. We now look forward to five more years with NGolo at the heart of the Chelsea midfield.”Kante started his career with Boulogne, before moving to Caen in 2013 then on to Leicester two years later. He established himself as one of the world’s best midfielders while helping the Foxes to that most miraculous of Premier League titles in 2015/16.3

Kante was part of Leicester’s historic title-winning side

The Paris-born midfielder made his France debut in 2016, and has gone on to win 36 caps for his country since then. He helped them finish runners-up at Euro 2016 before claiming World Cup success earlier this year.

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