PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 29: N'Golo Kante of France in action during the International Friendly match between France and Russia held at Stade de France on March 29, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Leicester City close in on Kante replacement

Kante is probably off but not to Arsenal

Jun 21, 2016

Leicester City are reportedly closing in on Nice midfielder, Nampalys Mendy, in order to replace N’Golo Kante.

Kante has been linked with a move away from Leicester for a number of weeks now. Arsenal were initially the main club the midfielder was supposed to go to but now Manchester United, Liverpool and even Real Madrid are all interested.

540687160 ngolo kante of france during the uefa euro gettyimages — MARSEILLE, FRANCE – JUNE 15: N’Golo Kante of France during the UEFA Euro 2016 Group A match between France and Albania at Stade Velodrome on June 15, 2016 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

The 25-year-old certainly has plenty of options and considering he hasn’t exactly pledged his allegiance to the Foxes recently, I certainly wouldn’t rule out him moving during the summer. Saying this, I don’t think it’ll be to Arsenal. We’ve already signed Granit Xhaka and although we got rid of two defensive midfielders in the shape of Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini at the end of the season, we also bought Mohamed Elneny in the winter transfer window.

I’ve no doubt we probably were interested in the France international at one point. However, I reckon the signing of Xhaka means we’ve moved on.