After Olivier Giroud and Paul Pogba, soon another former French world champion returning to Ligue 1? Ngolo Kanté, the Al-Ittihad midfielder, could soon leave the Saudi club, according to football transfer window. The Saudi training would be ready to let the ex-player from Leicester and Chelsea go towards new horizons, he who had joined the local championship in 2023.
Among the tracks, there are two French clubs: AS Monaco, where Pogba is already playing, with which Kanté has been part of the French midfield on numerous occasions, especially during the victorious campaign in Russia in 2018, but also Paris FC. The promoted has not yet finalized his transfer window and is looking for a renowned recruit which could precisely be the native of Paris.
France or … Arabia?
The financial means made available to the Ile -de -France training by its new shareholders, namely the Arnault and Red Bull family, could allow it to succeed in this big blow.
The French championship is not the only track for the 34 -year -old player. According to the same sources, al-Qadsiah would like to convince him to stay in Saudi Arabia.
With the 2026 World Cup in sight, Ngolo Kanté could be tempted to return to a more visible and competitive championship in the eyes of Didier Deschamps.
