New recruit of Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, N’Golo Kanté will wear a second cap. The French midfielder will also own Royal Excelsior Virton, a Belgian third division club.
N’Golo Kanté embarks on new adventures. After seven seasons at Chelsea, the 32-year-old midfielder responded favorably to Al-Ittihad’s generous offer. The Frenchman will notably find his compatriot Karim Benzema there. But that’s not all. The former Caennais also becomes the new owner of Royal Excelsior Virton, the club relegated to the Belgian third division bought from Flavio Becca.
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” Flavio is obviously extremely happy to be able to hand over the keys to the club to N’Golo Kanté, a high-class player, not only for his footballing qualities but also and above all for his unanimously recognized human qualities.can we read in the official press release. Flavio bequeaths a club in good financial health, relieved of all debt. A new board of directors will be put in place in the coming days. »
Kanté’s goals
” Driven by his passion for football, N’Golo Kanté’s desire is to continue structuring the club with a view to consolidating its foundations, stabilizing the staff and eventually reconnecting with the RE Virton training tradition, via its Youth Academy.explained the Belgian formation. The club aims to establish its local roots in order to become a driving force in football in Gaume and in the province of Luxembourg. »
” Like N’Golo Kanté, work, generosity and humility will carry the ambitions of RE Virton for the coming years. With the desire to carry high the colors of Gaume, the province and Wallonia, N’Golo Kanté invites all the living forces of the territory to join a project which wants to be unifying and worthy of the supporters of Excelsior “Concluded the Royal Excelsior Virton, new playground for the international tricolor.
