EdF: N’Golo Kanté admits that the pace is less intense in Saudi Arabia

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By: Manu Tournoux

EdF: bad news for N'Golo Kanté

Last minute surprise from Didier Deschamps for the Euro, N’Golo Kanté joined the French team this week at Clairefontaine. The 2018 world champion has been playing in Saudi Arabia since this season, which alarms some observers. The intensity is not the same in Saudi Arabia as in Europe. The Al-Ittihad player is forced to concede, but that doesn’t worry him.

“Last year at Chelsea, I didn’t play that much. In Arabia, I was able to play a full season, I played a lot of matches. I think that’s what allowed me to be here. I am satisfied with having made this choice. It’s a championship with a lot of quality players. The pace is less sustained than in the Premier League. It’s a championship that can be quite good in the future”, he confided at a press conference. The midfielder has played 44 games in total this season, compared to just 9 games last season in the Premier League.

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